katty: human rights groups call on israel to do more to step up vaccinations in the west bank and gaza strip a country where private investigators are in high demand, we meet kenya's spy queen. she is armed and ready for action. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. this is joe biden's first full week on the job and there is plenty of work to be done -- on the pandemic, the economy, and bringing unity to a divided nation. today mr. biden called for an end to the vitriol he sees in the current political world. pres. biden: i am optimistic that it may take some time, but if we treat each other with respect -- we are going to argue like hell, i know -- but i think we can do it in a way that can get things done. katty: that call comes against the backdrop of donald trump's upcoming impeachment trial, his second such proceeding, this time for a charge of inciting the capitol hill riots. a bbc correspondent is on capitol hill and joins us now. unity is never easy in washington. how much harder is it for joe biden to achieve some kind of bipartisan cooperation from republicans

now artists in the gaza strip are using graffiti and nurul to encourage people to take precautions against coronavirus it's hope there are people raise awareness about the need to wear masks and maintain social distance the gaza strip is experiencing a rise in infections however with no news on when vaccinations will start people are trying to stay positive for the new year.

our absence from the constitution now artists in the gaza strip using graffiti in nurul to encourage people to take precautions against coronavirus it's hope there are told raise awareness about the need to wear masks and maintain social distance the gaza strip is experiencing a rise in infections however with no news on when vaccinations will start people are trying to stay positive for the new year. and most take you through some of the headlines here in al-jazeera now britain's departure from the e.u. single market and customs union has been fairly smooth so far there have been no major delays in the cross-channel movement of trucks and ferries to and from france not even barbara has the latest from london in the short term everyone's asking what it will mean for businesses no government a government survey recently suggested that more than half of small businesses in the u.k. were not fully prepared for the end of the freedom of movement of goods and services the deal covers only goods 20 percent of u.k. economy not services which is the vast majority so i think the months to com

artists in the gaza strip are using graffiti and murals to encourage people to take precautions against the coronavirus it's hoped will raise awareness about the need to mosques and to keep a social distance gaza strip is experiencing a rise in the number of infections there's no word yet on when vaccinations will begin that. medics across brazil of held a minute's silence to mark the new year staff at the intensive care unit in sao paulo are among those paying tribute to colleagues and patients affected by covert 19 cases continued to surge in the country as recorded more than a 1000 deaths for the 3rd day in a row. despite the difficulties of 2020 many have been celebrating the new year but on a much smaller scale in new york's times square only a few invited guests were allowed including health care workers there's the headlines now at al-jazeera it's lords of war. ready. but you don't it is a goal of perfect british or something to make you see picasso the silk all stitched implement fossil much rather don't deny to hook onto the accounts do what you did on my list only press if ris

in 2007 and paralyze the legislative council the mass became the de facto ruler of the besieged gaza strip and fetish remained in charge of the occupied west bank protest leader mahmoud abbas was elected in 2005 and has remained in office ever since well i. mean when there's a concern that fatah and hamas will agree on a unified list this will take the meaning out of these elections and minimize participation of independent civil society and the youth may sort out we works in the palestinian election committee at 32 years old she's never had the chance to vote and. who has i'm optimistic we need new faces to serve we've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time a majority of palestinians want general elections that will fight corruption and to store unity but the recent polls show that they don't believe that's possible more than half palestinian say that even if they're held they want to be free or fear. the occupied west bank. sports coming up next here on al-jazeera and cameroon is getting ready to who's one of africa's biggest sporting events and it will be here with that and m

not a back out is in the gaza strip are using graffiti and rurals to encourage people to take precautions against coronavirus it's hope there are 4 raise awareness about the need to wear masks and maintain social distance the gaza strip is experiencing a rise in infections however with no news on when vaccinations will start people are trying to stay positive for the new year. last year destroyed us and destroyed the whole world we hope god willing in 2021 safety for everyone and lord that the coronavirus is gone. the pen demick the surface economically and we are in for the worst we ask god to live to spend demick from us for the palestinian people to be in the best condition the economic situation term proof and for us to be happy and to have national unity. with the pandemic impacting different aspects of life in stamp and new year's celebrations around the world but some countries were able to ring in 2021 in traditional style laura bird manoli reports. new zealand was one of the 1st countries in the world to ring in the new year. it has community cases of copied 19th and people celeb

hope that they'll raise awareness about the need to wear mosques and keep socially distant the gaza strip is experiencing a rise of a number of infections however with no news on when vaccinations will stop there people are trying to stay positive for the new year. last year destroyed us and destroyed the whole world we hope god willing in 2021 safety for everyone and lord that the coronavirus is gone. the pen demick the surface economically and we are in for the worst we ask god to lift this pandemic from us for the palestinian people to be in the best condition the economic situation to improve and for us to be happy and to have national unity. mexico has recorded more than 1400000 cases of the virus and at least 123000 deaths the 4th highest total in the world john holeman reports now from mexico city and speaks to people whose lives have been turned on. side down. the last time we saw a paramedic majority come mona she was hurtling around the working class suburb of ms well. that was back in may when the al-jazeera mexico team was filming ambulances intensive care units and huts books

decree setting dates for the 1st election since 2006 the political faction hamas that rules the gaza strip is welcome the announcement comes after recent talks between hamas and fatah to end the palestinian division they'd be abraham reports from the occupied west bank this might be the closest palestinians have got to holding elections in 15 years a presidential decree setting 3 dates just lot of and presidential elections and those for the palestine liberation organization or p.l.o. the n l's month marks a breakthrough in a palestinian divide that lasted more than 13 years. factions will meet in car within a week and resolve some important technical issues to ensure fear and transparent elections we are aware that there are problems but we are certain that they will be resolved and if not we can resolve them. previous agreements to hold the elections didn't materialize because attempts are to conservation between the 2 most dominant palestinian parties to hand how mass failed this time they say they will hold elections pursed and then discuss how to end their divisions. the last time pal

and he says he aims to do so by february just a month before the general election artists in the gaza strip are using graffiti and murals to encourage people to take precautions against the virus is hope they'll raise awareness about the need to wear mosques and social distance the gaza strip is experiencing a rise and infections now a landmark free trade agreement between african nations came into effect from january 1st so it was delayed by several months because of the pandemic $54.00 nations have signed up for now it's being implemented in the 33 countries that have officially ratified it under the deal tariffs on 90 percent of goods will be eliminated the world bank says it will increase the continent's income by $450000000000.00 by 2035 the agency also says africa's exports mostly manufacturing will get a $560000000000.00 boost the agreement will raise wages especially for women who account for more than 70 percent of cross border traders and the free trade agreement promises to lift 30000000 africans hours of extreme poverty. address reports now from now me in asia. workers at this g

it's very nice to talk to an expert because i heard you hesitating about the gaza strip. to be called occupants in gaza "when there is not a singlejew there since...2005." that really isn't the point. that really isn't the point, given that you control all access in and out. you control the land, the sea, the air access into gaza, so, in effect, you're still the occupiers there too. and i come back to this point — you might obfuscate, but it is quite clear under international law, and a recent report from the un office for human rights absolutely emphasises this, you have an obligation, an obligation under law, to deliver the vaccine to palestinians under occupation. you are utterly failing to deliver on your obligation. it's israel's vested interest to make sure that there is no surge in numbers among the palestinians, that they start rolling the vaccination campaign. i am very happy to learn that they managed to secure some agreements with different companies. i know they are getting something from the russians, from astrazeneca, probably from moderna, and i'm very glad

israel to provide vaccines equally to palestinians living under its occupation in the west bank and gaza strip . 2 major cities in the chinese province of her have been closed off in response to its most serious outbreak of the virus in months it's part of a series of aggressive measures including a mass testing program is also hoping to vaccinate 50000000 people by mid february between the year reports are beijing. works delivering packages across beijing 7 days a week he was one of the 1st in the city to receive a coronavirus vaccination under the chinese government's master program if we're going for it for both my job and my personal life i feel better after be regulated i don't fear the various anymore when i'm working on the costumers are no longer a warrior about me. china says it's planning to vaccinate 50000000 people nationwide by mid february doses are provided for free with 9 key groups including those working in transport and the just sticks 1st in line in beijing 220 vaccination centers have been set up with thousands being inoculated every day this is the biggest impacts the nat

become literally a wasteland but this event in southern russia still draws a crowd from across the gaza strip a lot of these young men and we come here for some fun because of the siege covered 19 and all the other difficulties of life this is an escape from all the bad things and i look forward to it every year. with gaza in the grip of a coded 900 crisis putting a further strain on its overburdened health system and resulting in weakened shutdowns and likely curfews the organizers have found themselves defending the decision to press ahead in this one of the up for the race last less than a minute and a half and the airport is a big open area we tried our best to avoid crowding and this event should have taken place at the end of 20202021 so we had to do it. after preliminary round 6 entrants had qualified for the final but it at least a nod towards health and safety concerns only 3 were able to run 4 year old local favorite. born in russia side by racecourse imported from israel easily outrun the competition narrowly evaded the crowds for a clear victory for the winning jockey his moment o

party — at least in the 38% of the west bank that the palestinian authority controls — and the gaza stripsed palestinian institutions and politics for most of the last 1a 01’ so years. crosstalk. -- crosstalk. those are long—term issues and problems. it seems a really tight timetable, given the fact as well we are in a global pandemic. it seems an ambitious idea. oh, yeah, i think it is very ambitious to imagine that after 15 years with no elections, that all of the logistical preparations, that candidates and parties will have sufficient time to organise and to campaign, it is a tall order. in addition to the fact that the palestinians have to negotiate some kind of arrangements with israel to allow palestinians in eastjerusalem to participate in these elections — as they participated in previous elections — so that will be a difficult political hurdle, and no israeli leader will want to give permission for such a quintessentially political act happening in what they view as their undivided capital. police in guatemala have arrested 600 migrants accused of entering the country illegally.

ago it does exclude 2 and a half 1000000 palestinians living in the occupied west bank and the gaza strip. bosnia's military has set up tents for hundreds of refugees stranded in freezing conditions they were left without shelter for several days after a fire burned down their old camp authorities of trying to relocate the refugees that those being opposed by some locals and supporters from counting up as of the on. a sign of relief and of new shelter this will be home for hundreds of migrants and refugees stranded in bosnia had to go been asleep a camp near its northwest border with croatia the military set up tents to shield hundreds of migrants from the winter's freezing weather after days of sleeping out in the cold the nation face mounting criticism for leaving the migrants without proper shelter heat or facilities to do with you know we don't mind how we got married yesterday we can drink of water and that's enough for us but the problem is my main problem for us we need to contain this ok. for days there were cries for help earlier this week migrants and refugees once on a hunger s

well, the 5 million or so palestinians in the occupied west bank and gaza strip have been having, of wns in both territories because of that. the palestinians, particularly in gaza, had an extremely fragile and ill—resourced health care system, so there have been throughout these concerns aboutjust how well it would be able to respond. and in terms of the vaccinations, well, the palestinian authority had said that it was trying to procure a vaccine, firstly the russian vaccine, although it appears that is now off the table. its health minister said last week that he expects the vaccines could start to become available in the next couple of weeks, although that doesn‘t really seem to quite tally with what international aid organisations are saying. the world health organization, for one, says it could be many months before vaccines are available. the palestinian health minister has not mentioned which companies they were talking to. and there have been around 15 or so human rights and aid organisations who have called on israel, as the occupying power, to do more to make sure that vacc

israel's army says it struck 2 songs belonging to hamas without tillery far in the occupied gaza strip it's a response to an israeli military vehicle being followed upon the crossing the separation fence no casualties would be reported it's a 1st escalation in the israel gaza border this year. syrian media blaming israel for a series of overnight raids in the east of the country syrian observatory for human rights group says dozens of people were killed including syrian soldiers and i light fronts and more than 20 strikes military positions in the cities of day and i've come all i've been since i'm in a tree reinforcements are being deployed to the area for the extent of damage from the attacks and still be assessed send a whole to has this update now from beirut israel usually refrains from commenting on specific operations but officials in israel have repeatedly knowledge that they've been hitting targets in syria over recent months even recent years with the objective of preventing iran from entrenching itself militarily in syria this corner of syria really is very strategic for ira

palestinians in the west bank and gaza strip say they are not receiving vaccines despite a legal obligationde them under the geneva convention. but the israeli government points to a different instruction under the oslo accords. what exactly is the responsibility of the palestinian health minister? to take care of the dolphins in the mediterranean? we authorised passing some vaccines to those medical teams who directly work with coronavirus patients and the palestinian authority. and as you can hear from this interview, it is not because i think we have a legal obligation, it is because i understand that they are doctors and nurses and they don't get the vaccine at this stage. as both sides face turbulence over the issue, israel is enjoying its runaway success, hoping its economy will take off as early as next month. mark lobel, bbc news. the mexican president andres manuel lopez 0brador has tweeted that he has covid—19. the president has been criticised for playing down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic by resisting pressure to wear masks or introduce tougher covid restrictions.

a mass became the de facto ruler of the besieged gaza strip and fatah she made in charge of the occupied west bank protest leader mahmoud abbas was elected in 2005 and has remained in office ever since. when there's a concern that fatah and hamas will agree on a unified list this will take the meaning out of these elections and minimize participation of independent civil society and the youth may said are we works in the palestinian election committee at 32 years old she's never had the chance to vote and. who has i'm optimistic we need new faces to serve we've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time a majority of palestinians want general elections that will fight corruption and to store unity but the recent polls show that they don't believe that's possible more than half palestinian say that even if they're held they want to be free or fair neither. the occupied west bank. the united nations is saying at least one peacekeeper has been killed and 2 injured in an attack in the central african republic this comes as the un refugee agency that says 60000 people have now been dis

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law it's not difficult it just requires israel getting out of the west bank getting out of the gaza strip and allowing us to live freely and unfortunately i just don't see that that's going to happen with this by the ministration we're just going to see a continuation of the same old policies that brought us trump in the 1st place biden does support a 2 state solution we know that but you'll not see any progress on that front. no not at all they all say that they support a 2 state solution and they do everything possible to undermine that 2 state solution thanks sample we've seen already that before biden was even in operated that there have been thousands of housing units that were announced in between the period of the election to the day of his inauguration he had he did not make a single statement about those settlement announcements and he went back a single statement about the single of those announcements either instead what they will do is they'll continue to claim that they want to see a 2 state solution but they are going to impose sanctions on israel for making sure that there

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its first delivery of a few thousand doses of the russian vaccine for the occupied west bank and gaza stripesponsibilities under international law to do more to help, but it disputes that. 0ur correspondent, yolande knell reports. around the world, there are covid vaccine have and have—nots. but at this palestinian hospital, they are under a single roof. these cancer patients come from the occupied west bank and gaza are so could be waiting months for theirjabs. is disappointing, frustrating, sad. _ theirjabs. is disappointing, frustrating, sad. but- theirjabs. is disappointing, i frustrating, sad. but because the hosnital_ frustrating, sad. but because the hospital is _ frustrating, sad. but because the hospital is in _ frustrating, sad. but because the hospital is in east - the hospital is in east jerusalem which is under israel's full control, it has already vaccinated the dock as. i got the scene but i'm not relieved we were able to deliver vaccinations to our patients and families back in the west bank and gaza. it is a unique quality. you don't feel happy that you're getting the vacci

become literally a wasteland at this event in southern russia still draws a crowd from across the gaza strip. and we come here for some fun because of the siege covered 19 and all the other difficulties of life this is an escape from all the bad things and i look forward to it every year. with guys in the grip of a coded 900 crisis putting a further strain on its overburdened health system and resulting in weakened shutdowns and likely curfews the organizers have found themselves defending the decision to press ahead. for the race last less than a minute and a half and the airport is a big open area we tried our best to avoid crowds and this event should have taken place at the end of 20202021 so we had to do it after preliminary round 6 entrants had qualified for the final but at least a nod towards health and safety concerns only 3 were able to run 4 year old local favorite not a wacko born in russia side by a racehorse imported from israel easily outrun the competition narrowly evaded the crowds for a clear victory for the winning jockey his moment of triumph but with it a coon sense of a

become literally a wasteland at this event in southern russia still draws a crowd from across the gaza strip. we come here for some fun because of the siege covered 19 and all the other difficulties of life this is an escape from all the bad things and i look forward to it every year. with guys in the grip of a coded 900 crisis putting a further strain on its overburdened health system and resulting in weakened shutdowns and likely curfews the organizers have found themselves defending the decision to press ahead of the open for the race last less than a minute and a half and the airport is a big open area we tried our best to avoid crowding and this event should have taken place at the end of 20202021 so we had to do it after preliminary round 6 entrants had qualified for the final but it at least a nod towards health and safety concerns only 3 were able to run 4 year old local favorite not a wacko born in russia side by race was imported from israel easily outrun the competition narrowly evaded the crowds for a clear victory for the winning jockey his moment of triumph but with a keen sens

have a lower life expectancy rate than men on the gaza strip.can't have that conversation, but you can have the conversation about why or how he got rid of american apartheid, and so that's the way that they choose to remember him. and so i -- i end with just one paragraph where i take about the process by which king and through him the speech can be sanitized, and i say white america, most of it, came to embrace king in the same way that most south africans came to accept nelson mandela, grudgingly and gratefully, retrospectively, selectively without grace but with consider guile. by the time they realized their dislike of him was spent in futile, he created a world in which admiring him was in their own self-interest because in short they had no choice. when it comes to king and his speech, one of the central arguments in this book is it's not just about what you remember, it's also about what you forget. thank you. [ applause ] >> good evening. before i get started, i want to spend -- send a special shout-out to the second u.s. circuit court

other country, but the situation is not as positive in the situation is not as positive in the gaza stripne haves and have—nots. at this palestinian hospital, they're under one roof. these cancer patients come from the occupied west bank and gaza, so could be waiting months for their jabs back. it’s could be waiting months for their 'abs back. �*, , jabs back. it's disappointing, frustrating. _ jabs back. it's disappointing, frustrating, sad. _ jabs back. it's disappointing, frustrating, sad. because i jabs back. it's disappointing, | frustrating, sad. because the hosaital frustrating, sad. because the hospital is— frustrating, sad. because the hospital is in _ frustrating, sad. because the hospital is in east _ frustrating, sad. because the hospital is in east jerusalem, j frustrating, sad. because the i hospital is in east jerusalem, it's hospital is in eastjerusalem, it's already vaccinated the doctors. i got the vaccine but i'm not relieved. we were not able to deliver vaccination to all patients. ourfamilies, there is an inequality. you don't feel happy that you are getting the vacci

how many people, we are talking about 5 million people in the west bank and the gaza strip, roughly.ve actually received a vaccination yet? so far, nobody has received the vaccination, either in the west bank oi’ vaccination, either in the west bank or gaza strip. the only palestinians vaccinated so far are those in jerusalem who have access to the israeli health system. what are israeli health system. what are israeli officials are saying about this criticism? we are trying to work closely with the palestinian authority and minister of health there to mobilise vaccines through there to mobilise vaccines through the covax facilities and we are making good progress with preparatory efforts. the problem is, israel has already vaccinated a substantial part of its population but the vaccines are not yet available and are anticipated to be available and are anticipated to be available potentially in february or march. if it has been doing really well vaccinating its citizens, what is it saying about the lack of vaccinations for people in the west bank and gaza? why is it saying that has o