while the other man's a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want reform to the patriarchate assign a legal committee to evaluate the situation in the patriarchate and appraising existing property and administrative and financial reform we want to return property that's been sold off and put a load organize the relation between the arab gulf adults congregation in palestine and jordan and the spiritual leadership in jerusalem and then elect a patriarch for the holy city after the reform has been done. now during that we must mention that we did speak to representatives from the greek orthodox patriarch it in jerusalem and they stated to us that these reports were inaccurate they deny the allegations that have been going around in israeli media they say that really what's been happening is that the greek orthodox patriarch it has been trying to renegotiate change deals that were made in the past that were to the detriment of members of their congregation mohamed i'm joe reporting from bethlehem thank you. there are u.n. security council has held a special session on the recent

the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and assign a legal committee to evaluate the situation representatives of the greek orthodox church of jerusalem deny the allegations and the handle of the snow. we did not as they claim to sell our lands to the israeli occupation those are old deals the patriarch wants to rectify and clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the rights of the patriarch eight and its congregation while this is not the first time the church has been accused o

palestinians protest the arrival of the greek patriarch at the doc's christmas celebrations accusing him of betrayal. and welcome to. headquarters in doha with a problem also ahead. if i weren't involved they would be talking about the literature of the us president takes credit for the upcoming talks between north and south korea surviving the war but will they survive the cold wet one to a plea for help from syria's internally displaced and toughest challenge the nine thousand kilometer. under way and. protests against the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem have overshadowed orthodox christmas celebrations they allege sale of church lead to israeli spock's ten scenes as muhammad explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end u

palestinians protest the arrival of the greek patriarch of orthodox christmas celebrations accusing him of betrayal. watching al-jazeera i'm so whole robin live in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes. if i weren't involved they wouldn't be talking about olympics right now u.s. president donald trump credits absolve for the upcoming talks between north and south korea. also new arrests in the kingdom of saudi arabia eleven princes are detained after a rare show of protest at a palace in riyadh. also surviving the war but will they survive the cold wet winter a plea for help from syria's internally displaced. doctors are good to have you with us protests against the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem of overshadowed all the docs christmas celebrations the alleged sale of church to israelis has sparked ted seems as well have a judge judy explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of an. toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied

to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and assign a legal committee to evaluate the situation representatives of the greek orthodox church of jerusalem deny the allegations and the handle of the snow. we did not as they claim to sell our lands to the israeli occupation those are old deals the patriarch wants to rectify clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the right to the patriarch eight and its congregation while this is not the first time the church has been accused of selling some of the numerous properties it owns in jerusalem the outrage now is far greater than it had been before. in manger square despite the marching bands and music a truly festive atmosphere was hard to achieve. the arrival of the patriarch wasn't just protested local officials also gave him a cold shoulder when they refused to welcome him to the square another issue overshadowing celebrations this year is the decision by u.s. president donald trump to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital in the months since that decision was made there but numerous protests in the occupied west ban

angry scenes in bethlehem as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch accusing him of selling church land to his ratings. and good news from nasa the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks to the global ban on c.f.c. chemicals. president trump has rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable genius it follows the publication of a book that questions his ability to do his job and claims his staff view him as a child michael wolff book went on sale on friday four days early despite threats of legal action from trump's law is the president has described fire and fury inside the white house as full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don't exist he insists he never even spoke to wolf the author to nice president meanwhile is telling his focus to keep pharmacies as humans congressional leaders at camp david infrastructure and welfare reform are expected to be on the agenda as well as immigration the troubled ministration plans to ask congress for eighteen billion dollars to build a security wall along

the scenes in bethlehem as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch accusing him of sending church law into israel. and that some good news from the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks to the global ban on c.b.c. and the cold. so the president trump has rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable genius responding to criticism in a newly published book that comes down to his ability to do his job he posted actually throughout my life my two greatest assets have been my mental stability and being like really smart i went from a very successful businessman to top t.v. star to president of the united states i think that would qualify as not smarts but genius and a very stable genius at that. well speaking to media directly mr trumpets again insisted that he's the right man to lead the u.s. and strongly criticized the book's author. i consider it a work of fiction and i think it's a disgrace that somebody is able to have something do something like that the libel laws are very weak in this country if t

palestinians protest the arrival of the greek patriarch for orthodox christmas celebrations accusing him of betrayal. if i weren't involved they wouldn't be talking about olympics right now u.s. president donald trump credits himself for the upcoming talks between north and south korea. also new arrests in the kingdom of saudi arabia eleven princes are detained after a rare protest at a palace in riyadh. here. plus millions of all the docs christians celebrate christmas across the globe. good to have you with us on the news our protests against the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem have overshadowed all the doc's christmas celebrations property sales well what sparked the tense scenes as mohammed june explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and thos

patriarchate assign a legal committee to evaluate the situation in the patriarchate an uprising existing property and minister to have been a financial reform we want to return property that's being leaked and put a low that organizes the relation between the arabs all the docs congregation in palestine and jordan and the spiritual leadership in jerusalem and then elect the patriarch of the holy city ah. the reform is being done. now do we we've spoken to the greek orthodox patriarch kicked and they have responded by denying the allegations in israeli media what we've heard from them is that there have not been any property sales or any recent land deals that in essence what is happening is that the patriarchate is trying to go back and rectify bad deals that were made in the past with the israeli government that were to the detriment of members of their congregation and now that we see the rain falling behind you how much is that dampening any planned celebrations for the rest of the day. a look the mood was dampened oh well before it was known that the weather wouldn't be that great to

the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and assign a legal committee to evaluate the situation representatives of the greek orthodox church of jerusalem deny the allegations and nor the snow. we did not as they claim to sell our lands to the israeli occupation those are old deals the patriarch wants to rectify and clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the rights of the patriarch eight and its congregation while this is not the first time the church has been accused of selling

are fewer people here because usually the ushers that would be here to try to welcome the greek patriarch who has not yet arrived they are basically turning a cold shoulder to the patriarch now we've also spoken to the church about these allegations and they have denied the allegations they have said in fact which is going on is that the greek orthodox patriarch it has in fact been trying to rectify bad deals that were made in the past and that that's really what's going on right now now there's another reason why there is such a dampened sense of enthusiasm and that's because of the sense of hopelessness that's really spreading far and wide here because of the decision just a month ago today by u.s. president donald trump to recognize drew slim as the capital of israel since that decision was made week after week we've seen protests that turn violent in the occupied west bank and in other areas and that's just one more reason why there's a sense of uncertainty and a sense of hopelessness at a time when usually people are so celebrate torreon festive. the german and turkish foreign and sa

the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and assign a legal committee to evaluate the situation representatives of the greek orthodox church of jerusalem deny the allegations and the handle of the snow. we did not as they claim to sell our lands to the israeli occupation those are old deals the patriarch wants to rectify clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the right to the patriarch eight and its congregation while this is not the first time the church has been accused of sel

scenes in bethlehem as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch kucing him of something to his raids. and from florida to new england much of the u.s. east coast is once again dangerous to. continue to become a player as the spanish giants agree a deal with liverpool in one of the most expensive transfers in history. president trump is rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable g.d.s. it follows the publication of a book that questions his ability to do his job claims to still view him as a child was meant to be unveiling his key policies for two thousand and eighteen but instead launched an attack on the book's author is john hundred reports now from washington. and i did a quick interview with him a long time ago having to do with an article this book clearly has donald trump rattled the suggestion in fire and fury the cabinet members and allies to question trump's intelligence and his fitness for office have gotten under the president's skin the book has driven a wedge between trump and his one time closest advi

doha fully back to go welcome to the news great unprecedented protests against the greek orthodox patriarch overshadow christmas celebrations in bethlehem he's accused of selling to israeli business owners an allegation the church has denied we'll have a live report from bethlehem also on the grid the meeting didn't go as planned deference by the u.s. to gone to international support for on thai government protests in iran fire as members of the u.n. security council criticize the americans and reaffirmed support for the ron nuclear agreement with president to you to decide whether to continue with the deal will the u.s. be more isolated and is long said mexico will pay for the border wall but now donald trump is asking the u.s. congress to put aside eighteen billion dollars for the first phase of the project a showdown looms between democrats and republicans over the price and the status of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented migrants some good news about the environment the scientists say the hole in the ozone layer is slowly shrinking after a global ban on certain harmful chemica

wants to rectify clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the rights of the patriarch eight and its congregation while this is not the first time the church has been accused of selling some of the numerous properties it owns in jerusalem the outrage now is far greater than it had been before. in manger square despite the marching bands and music a truly festive atmosphere was hard to achieve. the arrival of the patriarch wasn't just protested local officials also gave him a cold shoulder when they refused to welcome him to the square another issue overshadowing celebrations this year is the decision by u.s. president donald trump to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital in the months since that decision was made there but numerous protests in the occupied west bank and it's really contributed to a growing sense of hopelessness amongst palestinian christians forty year old george was sad says he's never witnessed such a song or mood at christmas is the level of the headline if things remain as is opie pool seek to leave who'd stay here if you see it being so and the c

angry scenes in fact lammas palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch accusing him of selling church land to israelis. after the most violent year in mexico's history the murders of six politicians lead to fears for the upcoming elections. and good news from nasa the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks to the global ban on c.f.c. chemicals. in doha with all of your day's sports including english premier league leaders man city survive a scare to reach the fourth round of the f.a. cup i'll have all the results from saturday's top. a low welcome to the program i'll top story president trump has rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable genius responding to criticism in a newly published book that cost doubt over his ability to do his job he posted actually throughout my life my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being like really small i went from very successful businessman to top t.v. star to president of the united states i think that would qualify as not smart but genius and a ver

scuffles broke out in bethlehem as at the greek orthodox patriarch for the holy land arrived to celebrate orthodox christmas protesters clashed with police and churchgoers as the office the third made his way to the church of them city palestinians accuse the greek patriarch of setting land to israelis in favorable deals and a north korean lympics official has suggested the country may send a delegation to the winter games in south korea souls also believed to be open to athletes from the north competing the two sides that used to hold talks on the matter on choose day now u.s. president donald trump has rejected claims made in a new tell all book about his presidency in response to questions raised in the book about his fitness for office trump said that he would not qualify as smart but jenius sounded very stable genius it's that. well u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson also disputed claims in the book saying he has never questioned the president's mental fitness but in the meantime the book entitled foreign fury has become an instant bestseller. the book the u.s. president could not

in moscow russian patriarch kirill held christmas mass in the city's opulent christ the savior cathedral in a ceremony rich in song. like the other orthodox christian denominations the russian orthodox church also follows the julian calendar which is thirteen days behind the gregorian calendar used by catholics and protestants. russian orthodox christians celebrate christmas eve on january sixth. german chancellor angela merkel is set to host a fresh round of talks on possibly forming a new coalition government the five day exploratory talks will include anglo-american as conservatives and the center left social democrats the parties are hoping to find some preliminary agreements on sticking points including germany's migration policies as well as its approach towards europe if the talks fail germany could face fresh elections and with them an uncertain future for chancellor merkel. how germany proceeds and its relations with turkey could also be up for discussion in the coalition talks ties between the two nato allies have deteriorated since the failed coup against turkey's president ri

in moscow russian patriarch kirill held christmas mass in the city's opulent christ the savior cathedral in a ceremony rich in song like the other orthodox christian denominations the russian orthodox church also follows the julian calendar which is thirteen days behind the gregorian calendar used by catholics and protestants. russian orthodox christians celebrate christmas eve on january sixth. that will fans in germany currently having to make do without that week a fix as the bundesliga takes its mid-season break but they can still stay up to date with their favorite players who share snippets of their everyday lives on twitter facebook and instagram and it's not just a way to interact with fans but also big business for the pros. fans lined up to catch a glimpse of their idols but signing autographs and taking selfies isn't enough. social media is the most important point of contact for supporters posting daily updates is almost as important as training for stars like messi and cristiano ronaldo. was different and it's fun and fans want to feel close to them to have a connection they

scuffles broke out in bethlehem as the greek orthodox patriarch for the holy land arrive to celebrate orthodox christmas protesters clashed with police and churchgoers as thier follows the third made his way to the church of the nativity palestinians accuse the greek patriarch of setting than two israelis in favorable deals. and us president donald trump has rejected claims made in a new tell all book about his presidency in response to questions raised in the book about his fitness for office trump said that he would not just qualify as smart but genius and a very stable genius at that well a us secretary of state rex tillerson also disputed claims in the book saying he has never question the president's mental fitness but in the meantime the book can titled fire and fury has become an instant bestseller the book the u.s. president could not stop from hitting the shelves sold out within minutes and many straws deeply critical it depicts a chaotic white house and questions donald trump's fitness for office its author michael wolff appeared on u.s. television to back up his claims. i w

scuffles broke out in bethlehem as the greek orthodox patriarch for the holy land arrived to celebrate orthodox christmas protesters clashed with police and churchgoers as the lot the awfulness the third made his way to the church of the nativity palestinians accuse the group patriarch of selling land to israelis in favorable deals. bitter winter weather is gripping the northeastern u.s. again this weekend threatening a fresh round of record breaking lows parts of the u.s. and canada are seeing wind chills at around minus thirty degrees celsius in massachusetts city streets are turning into frozen fields of ice and snow. the biggest storm surges in massachusetts and three decades and that minus twenty nine degrees celsius water is literally freezing in the streets here. traffic is frozen to those hoping to get into their cars will just have to wait until the ice falls. we're keeping an eye on all of those different floodings and if anyone wants to question global warming just to see what a flood flood zones are those loans didn't flood thirty years ago weather agencies are calling it a

scuffles broke out in bethlehem as the greek orthodox patriarch for the holy land arrived to celebrate christmas protesters clashed with police and churchgoers as the openness the third made his way to the church of the nativity palestinians accuse the greek patriarch of selling land to israelis in favorable deals. will north korean athletes take part in the winter olympics next month in south korea both countries have agreed to hold their first formal talks and over two years next choose day that could pave the way for north korean athletes to attend the upcoming games the host city for the winter olympics is just eighty kilometers from the de-militarized zone that separates the two countries. on the ninth of january officials from both sides will meet at the village of parliament and twenty fourteen the two nations were able to reach an agreement ahead of the asian games in incheon with north korean athletes crossing the border to take part. and it looks as though another deal could be on the cards according to the country's delegate speaking at beijing airport said that north korean

lolja: i think putin is the ultimate patriarch. a patriarchal society is his entire ideology. reporter: russian television shows vladimir putin giving a successful business woman his fatherly advice. president putin: don't forget to fulfill your demographic duty. reporter: in 1917, it was russia's women who went out to protest, thus helping to trigger the revolution and the overthrow of the tsars. they gained the right to vote long before most western women did. and they were the first to gain the right to a legal abortion. feminism flourished here. but 100 years later, the tide has turned. under the tsars, the smolny cathedral complex in st. petersburg operated a finishing school for young ladies, where they were trained to be good mothers and officers' wives. now there's a school for girls harp. the parentare fully behind it. >> they need to learn here how to be women. so much has been lost today in what it means to be a woman. they wear jeans, have to work. but i think a woman should remain a woman. reporter: the girls learn history and french. etiquette and dance. patience

and that i will but i think putin is the ultimate patriarch of the patriarchal society is his entire ideology. that russian television shows flatter man putin giving a successful business woman his father yet buys the news the boy. don't forget to fulfill your demographic judy but i. in one thousand nine hundred seventeen it was russia's women who went out to protest last helping to trigger the revolution and the overthrow of those arms they gained the right to vote long before most western women did and they were the first to gain the right to a legal abortion feminism flourished here. but one hundred years later the tide has turned under the tsars the small new cathedral complex in some petersburg operated a finishing school for young ladies where they were trained to be good mothers and officers wives now there's a school for girls here based on the same principles of the nobility here they learn to play feminine instruments like the heart the parents are fully behind it. just like they need to learn here how to be women much has been lost today in what it means to be a woman they

here, the patriarch of costantinopole throws the crucifix into the golden horn, in istanbul. bethlehem, 0rthodox christians have been attending midnight mass at the church of the nativity in the town. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, was among the congregation. hello there. sunday is set to be another very cold day. we have clear skies which is set to bring us a good deal of sunshine by day, but dawn could well look something like this. a lot of sharp frost around, the potential for temperatures close to —15 degrees across the sheltered glens of scotland. so a very cold start with some icy stretches to watch out for as well. a lot of sunshine on offer, though, as we move through the day on sunday. let's look at the morning. it's across the rural glens of scotland that we will have the coldest temperatures, as i say, potentially close to —15. around about —8 eight by 9am. a few showers for the northern isles of scotland. down across northern ireland and northern england, lots of sparkling sunshine, frosty — watch out for some icy stretches, particularly where we have

here the patriarch of costantinopole throws the crucifix into the golden horn, in istanbul. water. and in bethlehem, orthodox christians have been attending midnight mass at the church of the nativity in the town. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, was among the congregation. and now for some history from the bbc witness team. we're going back to 1967 and to one of the great land and speed record holders of the 20th century. donald campbell was attempting his latest record at lake coniston in the north of england when things went badly wrong. witness has spoken to gina campbell about her father. my my dad was donald campbell, and in the 1930s, my dad was donald campbell, and in the 19305, 19405, 19505 and 19605, my father and my grandfather were both the most prolific land and water speed record ra kers both the most prolific land and water speed record rakers of the year. —— breakers. they were pioneers. when you thought better car back and could maximum speed of 50 miles an hour, and somebody pushesit 50 miles an hour, and somebody pushes it over 100, then to 200, t

here the patriarch of costantinopole throws the crucifix into the golden horn, in istanbul.ater. and in bethlehem, orthodox christians have been attending midnight mass at the church of the nativity in the town. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, was among the congregation. meanwhile, egyptian coptic christians have celebrated the start of their christmas. president sisi joined the head of the church pope tawadros ii as he led midnight mass, at a cathedral east of cairo. worshippers welcomed sisi with cheers. police have increased security at the country's churches after fears of possible attacks. a gunman killed at least 11 people last week in attacks on a coptic church and a christian—owned shop near cairo. it was the latest in several attacks on the minority in recent years, including bombings last easter. and now for some history from the bbc witness team. we're going back to 1967 and to one of the great land and speed record holders of the 20th century. donald campbell was attempting his latest record at lake coniston in the north of england when things went badl

here, the patriarch of constantinople throws the crucifix into the golden horn in istanbul.and in bethlehem, orthodox christians have been attending midnight mass at the church of the nativity in the town. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas was among the congregation. and egyptian coptic christians have celebrated the start of their christmas. president sisi joined the head of the church pope tawadros the second as he led midnight mass at a cathedral east of cairo. police have increased security at the country's churches after fears of possible attacks. a gunman killed at least 11 people last week in attacks on a coptic church and a christian—owned shop near cairo. it was the latest in several attacks on the minority in recent years. much more on our website. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm at bbc reged ahmad. see you soon. hello there. sunday is set to be another very cold day, we have clear skies which is set to bring a good deal of sunshine by day but will look something like this, a lot of sharp frost around, potential

still it's the office the third he's the patriarch for the holy land and we've seen today already dozens of people protest him they are going to try to cut the road that he comes to here when his convoy arrives in about the next two hours laura ok well with sesame backend it will be that for the moment bomb attempt in joining us from maine to school and back him thanks very much. still ahead on al-jazeera the crystallizing donald trump's fast year in office goes on sale despite the white house's attempts to block it. and the fastest growing refugee camp in the world we'll look at what lies ahead for the rest this. welcome back to take a look at weather conditions across southeastern parts of asia we've had some pretty heavy showers affecting parts of the philippines of the last twenty four hours central areas and also for brunei at the airport more than one hundred millimeters of rain in twenty four hours that's quite a wet day looks of the more showers around the island of borneo the philippines not faring too badly during the course of sunday the circulation here is likely to give some

with them are technically not breaking the law in india it is easy and the basis for this is the patriarchal tradition here a woman is viewed as the property of her father after she is married she becomes the property of her husband she has no autonomy she has to simply comply or she'll be beaten. the film lipstick under my burka addresses these issues it's about women's aspirations and their fears including being abused by their husbands. the film was initially banned in india after being censored by authorities the director says the film hit a little too close to home. i do feel that there is. a high level of. abuse if we've been we didn't matter we didn't addition she had thought he would be magic and it becomes very difficult because you always toward the will get out. there could soon be another option the legal one india supreme court is due to hold a hearing on the issue the court recently ruled that sex with a wife who is under the age of eighteen is a crime but will this lead to marital rape being outlawed even at this respected and progressive women's university in delhi opinion is

angry scenes and backlash as palestinians protest against the greek orthodox patriarch accusing him of selling church land to israelis. and challenging viewpoints week outside indonesia's international museum of modern not. the president has rejected accusations that he is mentally unfit for office describing himself in a tweet as a stable genius responding to criticism in a newly published book that caused doubt over his ability to do his job he posted actually throughout my life my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being like really small i went from very successful business men to top t.v. star to president of the united states i think that would qualify as not smart but genius and a very stable genius at that. well here is the man himself yes president donald trump and we're now at camp david way that meeting it will rationalize prepared for the coming year we finished very strong one of the things we are discussing and discussing very powerfully is drugs pouring into this country and how to stop it because it's at a point over the last number of years it's never b

hour in the occupied west bank that's where there have been scuffles in bethlehem that's where the patriarch of jerusalem had been holding mass to mark orthodox christmas but as the office the third attempted to leave manger square protesters as you can see blocked his car and threw some eggs he's at the center of growing public anger after being accused of selling off large parts off church lands other protests are planned against the u.s. is the situation to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital following all the developments for us in homage of june he's joining us from the occupied west bank and from bethlehem specifically to talk us through what you've seen today how much . of that in look despite. the best attempts at the organizers to try to create a festive atmosphere the atmosphere here in manger square the fact of the matter is that it's been marred by several factors the first is the weather it's really not been cooperating it's been raining and cold throughout the day right now it's sunny but this is sort of an anomaly beyond that you also have the fact there is this growing an

eternal people of yesteryear everywhere my motto is stop the criticism at home there are oriental patriarchal cultures in our culture of origin too that cannot be denied. to you. martin if you're now a member of the christian democratic party and you run for election then lower saxony and climb out of. political scientist now want to go into politics. my father. always said i would either become a journalist or a politician but what he meant was that i had to campaign for the whole. the stock market it was in my genes to stick up for. my own family gaining freedom for my sisters and me. as women it's not part of the plan i'll say quite honestly with. this struggle within the family gave me so much strength that i want to use it for other than the. i'll do it with a christian democrats who i believe best represent my value as. my father wasn't happy since he's been a social democrat for over thirty five years. but he has to live with us. in that when you want there are plenty of debate about restricting the numbers of refugees in your party. as the german army of kurdish origin as regards how