A dangerous decision that could have deep repercussions across the middle east that is a warning from World Leaders including important allies as President Trump prepares to announce u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel palestinian state it will amount to a declaration of war and have already begun protesting live reports from palestine israel and washington d. C. Also on the graves more than syria more than iran and more than yemen the democratic republic of congo is a country with the highest number of displaced people in the world a new report describes the situation as a mega crisis with millions of people being forced to flee their homes well find out why and seeking a solution to pollution government leaders and scientists from more than one hundred countries are meeting in kenya to raise awareness about global pollution especially the huge amount of plastic rubbish in our oceans but can they be Real International cooperation. When we live in nairobi what is drusilla mean to you weve had thousands of responses to back question today and we want to keep hearing from you i mean to suppose some of your thoughts throughout the show using the hashtag its a newsgroup. When. When we are with the news grid live on air and streaming online for you tube Facebook Live and dot com thank you for joining us its a highly controversial decision that spawned International Uproar and condemnation even before its made official in just a few hours President Donald Trump is due to formally announce that the u. S. Will officially recognize jerusalem as israels capital and plans to relocate the American Embassy there theyve already been protests in the occupied territories with palestinian leaders in the west bank and gaza calling for three days of rage president Mahmoud Abbas says traumas move will have dangerous consequences the status of jerusalem is at the heart of the decades gone Israeli Palestinian conflict israel rejecting International Law all claims all of jerusalem as its capital while qana seanie and scream the citys eastern sector captured by israel in the one nine hundred sixty seven war as a future capital of their independent state now not a single country in the world has its embassy in jerusalem and thats because the International Community does not recognize it as israels capital from slightly decision puts america at odds with the rest of the world and here is some of the Immediate Reaction weve heard from World Leaders today turkey has strongly come out in opposition saying such a move would cross a red line for muslims as president russia has threatened to cut ties with israel the king of jordan which is eco so do you know the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem one of the holiest sites in israel in islam and judaism has warned trump of dangerous repercussions in Iran Supreme Leader ayatollah ali how many say is the intention to move. The embassy is a sign of u. S. Incompetence and. Also in the region saudi arabia qatar morocco iraq in egypt some of the countries against symbols the u. N. E. U. And the Catholic Church the pope have also reacted saying trumps unilateral action could undermine the middle east peace efforts and in the last hour both the turkish president and jordans king have again spoken on the issue as they met any someone heres what they had to say. And the steps to change the current status of jerusalem would cause further disruptions clashes and damage peace in the region and the approach to jerusalem that denies the historic realities would be bound to be doomed i have this announcement to make to the rest of the world any attempt to change the legal status of jerusalem should be avoided no one has the right to play with the fate and well being of millions of people such a move would only help to promote the ill intentions of terrorist organizations. Mr president was concerned about moving the American Embassy to jerusalem and thats why we have to return peaceful compromise between the palestinians and the israelis and this will allow the palestinians to have their own independent state together with the israelis and jerusalem as the unified capital that we have to Work Together to fight terrorism and up to our religious responsibilities towards some mosque we are in Agreement Regarding when assessor to you of having a summit regarding jerusalem. Well we have reporters covering all angles of this story her job and jaimes is in ramallah in the occupied west bank carry foresaid is in East JerusalemBernard Smith is in gaza but we begin with Kimberly Hall kate in washington d. C. Where President Trump is expected to make his speech in just a few hours three hours from now this announcement kimberly one made by the president will signal a stock break with previous u. S. Administrations any more details about what we can expect from this speech extolling its content well the white house is saying in fact that the president s pretty solid in his thinking but despite the fact as you point out that World Leaders have cautioned him against making this announcement he is pressing ahead there are a couple of reasons why first the the white house says that this will reflect the reality on the ground as they call it the fact that right now the seat of government for israel is in jerusalem they also deny that this will complicate peace efforts saying that if peace is what both sides want that that will continue and this is not going to affect that effort although certainly there are many that would disagree with that statement but also to this is about despite the caution about hurting National Security interests hurting the american interests abroad the president believes that this will help him particularly when it comes to delivering on a Campaign Promise this is a promise that he made to even christians that he made to a hawkish republican donors and also very wealthy jewish donors who supported the president were pressing him to make this announcement and one that he now believes he can deliver in terms of a Campaign Promise really at the state department their concerns about the security ramifications of such a decision is there a timetable for all of this do we know when you know the embassy move is going to happen for instance. If we can look at previous embassies that have been built for example the more recent one would be in london or baghdad according to white house officials this can take years years beyond Donald Trumps term if he is a one term president the term of four years this is something that as a result could become a Campaign Issue in the next president ial election and could be undone given the fact that what is going to happen were told by the white house today is that this is going to be a recognition of jerusalem as the capital but in terms of the logistics of moving that embassy there are more than one thousand diplomatic personnel located in the region this will take some time and it will also take some time to construct so certainly this is something in terms of the timetable that could extend beyond Donald Trumps term if he is a one term president can be a whole kit at the white house in washington thank you very much for that lets not cross over to burn as smith whos in gaza for us a burn as even before the decision is made and the announcement is made they have been protests already in the occupied territories in gaza as well tell us about whats happened today. Oh yes an indication really of the frustration that palestinians here in gaza and the occupied west bank feel protests already hearing gars of this morning and in anticipation of Donald Trumps announcement a reflection of the deep frustration and anger really that palestinians here in gaza in the occupied west bank feel frustration after twenty five years essentially of israel the palestinians in on off talks of the Peace Process where this final status of jerusalem has always been on the discussion part of those peace talks nothing seems to have come of it come of it and they are particularly in gaza where hamas was the ruling power here is high in the process of handing over power to the Palestinian Authority in a reconciliation deal how much is warning Mahmoud Abbas the palestinian president that he should not live himself to the illusion that the rights that could be achieved through americans through an american backed peace deals are hamas warning about us that we shouldnt continue dealing with the americans is there because a bus had wanted the americans to be brokering the peace deal between the palestinians and the israelis we already know. That too many red lines will be crossed of trying to make his announcement later thank you very much for that burn its been a smith live for us in gaza now over to the occupied west bank and. I mean it is there for as far as bernard said there palestinian leaders are basically viewing this decision as a declaration of war theyve called for three days of rage three days of protests beyond the protesting well what action can they take to denounce this decision specifically the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Well certainly we were we were told that not going to buses actually as we speak meeting with his advisers with his cabinet trying to put together a list of actions that they that he could take after that announcement is made he is actually due to be giving a speech also later today after he heard the words of donald trump now we know that one of the one of the ideas floating around at the moment is actually to put a draft resolution forward to the u. N. Security council condemning the u. S. In which that resolution would state that actually do u. S. Is going against International Conventions its had signed and also against several. U. N. Resolutions it had actually backed that is one of the ideas we hear were also hearing that they might be also Going Forward at this stage with the membership for the various International Organizations you might recall that the u. S. Had pulled out out of unesco because the palestinians were granted membership there they they might be considering asking membership in other International Organizations but i think the big problem is really here in the occupied west bank among palestinians its going to be very difficult for president Mahmoud Abbas to calm to move here where whoever you talk to is actually absolutely furious people say that the surge was going to come out of it people do want. To see men with their best take a very firm stand do was do us many would tell you why dont we just close that office of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in washington d. C. Some people to go as far as saying we should cut all relations with the u. S. So certainly he is in a very difficult situation all eyes on him by the stinney and eyes. For sure the wider middle east as well and he has to show that hes going to take a very tough stance this is a huge blow to him to the palestinians to the Peace Process and he is now under pressure to actually take action that will be as significant as the one the trump will announce very soon in a ramallah in the occupied west bank thank you very much for that not a harry foster whos joining us from damascus is a gate in occupied East Jerusalem a very sensitive area where you are in jerusalem harry tell us first about you know the reaction on these really side this is a decision that would will no doubt please these really leadership in the past the president especially the Prime Minister i should say Benjamin Netanyahu or certainly the. Cost of israeli senior politicians whove been as a meeting in western islam earlier today and events and International Diplomacy conference staged by a National Newspaper and certainly that the right Wing Coalition members of Benjamin Netanyahu government have been welcoming this calling for other countries to follow suit saying that its a sign of the american spirit and saying that anybody who doesnt recognize jerusalem doesnt recognize the right of israel to exist so very strong welcoming words coming from the israeli right so far the Prime Minister himself Benjamin Netanyahu also spoke voided largely the subject were waiting for his reaction later on the ceiling after President Trump speech. For palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem the sudden arrival of winter on wednesday matched the news that the us president was set to recognize the city as israels capital. This is an insane move that will inflame the whole region because hes attacking all of our values our Sacred Places and our humanity and jerusalem according to un resolutions is the capital of two states if he does this today he will destroy the Peace Process that america is sponsoring while some of his colleagues have been publicly welcoming the move israels Prime Minister steered clear of the topic during a speech to foreign diplomats in jerusalem making only this oblique reference in a video for his Facebook Page as he drove away as our Historical National identity is receiving important expressions every day but particularly today its moving the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv was a Campaign Promise to important trunk financial donors such as Las Vegas Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson as well as trumps core right wing evangelical base President Trump needs them more than ever as his popularity ratings plummet jerusalem will remain the capital. Trump is certainly not the first to make such promises on the campaign trail but he will be the first to translate them into potentially hugely consequential action before his speech trump briefed arab leaders which led to this question at the state department briefing. It is im wondering if you can say that the that hes gotten the support of anyone for any decision that he might make so again im not going to characterize those conversations minutes later the White House Press secretary was similarly coolly about the decision. No again he spoke with five leaders thats hardly indicative of everybody across the globe. Israeli mayor of jerusalem said the embassy move could take two minutes by switching the sign on the current u. S. Consulate in west jerusalem white house staff who didnt want to be named later said that was not going to happen building a new embassy would take at least three to four years they also said that President Trump was simply affirming what they called reality both historical and modern that connected the state of israel to the city they argued issues of sovereignty would not change and said that not moving the embassy twenty two years after it was required by congress in one thousand nine hundred five had made any difference to the Peace Process the troubled ministration remains committed to a two state solution they said if thats what both parties wanted. So that is the line of the United States white house officials are trying to sell to reporters the idea that the phrasing of this speech will be all important not defining jerusalem yet that it could still be defined in a final Status Agreement between the palestinians and the israelis but people on the ground here are seeing this very differently there was a letter thats been sent to donald trump by the patriarchs and the heads of the churches the Christian Churches within jerusalem saying that this could yield conflict and violence and cause irreparable harm and of course weve heard the reaction from the palestinians as well who say that this will really torpedo Donald Trumps peace efforts before even before theyre even fully unveiled thank you very much for that harry fosset live for us in occupied East Jerusalem mesan brain our social media producer and or ship out of the news great a lot of reaction on this story as you can understand and a lot of different views what if people saying honestly thats right its certainly a story of worldwide interest and were seeing that much of the arab and islamic world in particular is ce