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ALJAZ NEWSHOUR December 15, 2017

Now that im dealing with all of this is the news hour live from london coming up. The United States will use all necessary measures to defend itself against north korean aggression secretary of state to listen addresses the u. N. Amid signs the u. S. May be prepared to talk to pyongyang. At least three palestinians have been killed and Dozens Injured during protests in gaza and the west bank over jerusalem. E. U. Leaders say breaks it talks cannot move on but disagreements are opening up within the twenty seventh over migration. And donald trump addresses the f. B. I. After the white house accused the agency of bias against the president. And i was in doha with all the sports news as top of the table Manchester City go in search of a sixteenth consecutive English Premier League victory when they meet tottenham better more later this news hour. There one welcome to the news hour north korea has defended its Ballistic Missile program as self defense at the United Nations Security Council Public Session was called after pyongyang tested its most advanced intercontinental Ballistic Missile last month but the meeting which was attended by u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson failed to come up with any Decisive Action to curb activity on the Korean Peninsula i counted as one hour from the u. N. The red scarf a reflection of the chilly weather outside and little warmth displayed in the chamber towards north korea was representative listened to condemnation from speaker of the speaker with what appeared to be studied nonchalance. The situation on the Korean Peninsula is the most tense and dangerous peace and security issue in the world today publicly at least the council has been united in imposing an extensive series of sanctions but the u. S. Secretary of state questions the commitment of russia and china continuing to allow north korean laborers to toil in slave like conditions inside russia in exchange for wages used to fund to clear weapons programs calls into questions russias dedication as a partner for peace. Similarly as chinese crude all flows to north korean refineries the United States questions chinas commitment to solving an issue that has serious implications for the security of its own citizens these charges rejected by china and russia which insisted that the ongoing joint military exercises by the u. S. And south korea made any dialogue all but impossible to music you should lean says that only two months of quiet by north korea were answered by washington with unprecedented military exercises and a listing on a tear a funding list that leads us to question the sincerity of statements that there is a preference for a peaceful solution to the crisis were going to schools with. And with all eyes on him the north korean representative the period nervous his hands shaking but also unapologetic arguing that his country has a sovereign right to protect itself against what he called us aggression our position of when you clearly have formed words of individuals the third with defense even meijers up with the printer. And the rights of resistance and development from the us the meeting ended with agreement on the desirability of dialogue but division as to how to achieve it the u. S. Adamant that there has to be a unilateral freeze on Nuclear Testing by north korea before any talks can be possible by kana aljazeera United Nations well michael fix is a senior fellow at the center for American Progress and joins us now from washington d. C. Michael their warm welcome to the program for you what were the key points and the Key Takeaways if you like from tell us a speech. Well to be honest julie it is a little hard to tell what the Key Takeaways were because just a couple of days ago we heard secretary of state Rex Tillerson speak very clearly about the need for diplomacy and what he said was that diplomacy is very much on the table and they look forward to talking with north korea at any time but today what we heard from secretary thompson was backtracking from that previous statement and talking more about the need to ramp up pressure and for more preconditions before talks are ready with north korea and so again unfortunately i think what were hearing out of the United States right now is a sort of mixed messages on north korea and michael in your view is that because the administration doesnt have a diplomatic strategy. Well i think that what it means is that this administration is deeply divided over how to approach north korea on the one hand we have secretary tillerson who from time to time including this week talks of the need for a diplomatic solution to the threat of north korea which by the way i would add is the only real way to address this threat in an acceptable manner but at the same time weve here heard repeatedly including in the last couple of weeks from others in the administration include National Security advisor h. R. Mcmaster about how time is supposedly running out on north korea and talking about openly at times the need for a potential military option with north korea and so again i really dont think that they have a coherent and coordinated strategy right now michael today at the meeting russia and china where representative but obviously bear key to any pathway towards progress here can the u. N. Play some sort of pot to get them both im bored. Well i think that the role of the u. N. Is clearly important here in the rules of china in particular but also russia are very important they need to continue to implement u. N. Security Council Sanctions and resolutions on north korea but at the end of the day the reality is also that cooperation by china and russia is necessary to deal with north korea but not sufficient and what were going to need to do in addition to getting china and russia on board with these policies is to open a real dialogue with north korea again without that there really is no hope of acceptably dealing with this threat and michael we heard to listen say today you know no preconditions allowed the north korean know the door is open all they have to do is walk through it so like you say mixed signals there are they even good to be able to get to the first step of talks if theyre already saying you know you cant bring to us any preconditions before well start to talk well look again i think this is part of the problem that weve got here is that north korea is clearly the party to blame here they are the ones that are pursuing a nuclear and Ballistic Missile program that threatens the United States and threatens the people of the region including our allies but at the same time the only way were going to deal with it is through diplomacy and by continually sending mixed messages about whether or not the United States is actually open to diplomacy right now i think that the North Koreans dont know what to believe when it comes to the u. S. Position here and on the one hand they hear about diplomacy but on the other hand they hear about potential military threats and so again i think for United States needs to get its act together and needs to be sending a single message to pyongyang about the importance of diplomacy. Joining me from washington d. C. Michael thank you. Three people have been killed and scores of others injured in demonstrations in gaza and the west bank against u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel protest has been blasted by live friends but still bullets and tear gas in response to widespread demonstrations are a force that reports from occupied East Jerusalem. On the outskirts of ramallah in the occupied west Bank Israeli Forces are filmed confronting a palestinian man before shooting him three times last as he sat on the street as they approach the troops appear to see something and move quickly away the man was apparently wearing a suicide bomb belt its unclear whether it was a genuine device or a fake Israeli Police say he had just stabbed a member of its border force paramedics took him away. They were further clashes after friday prayers in gaza as palestinians again protested against the u. S. President s recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel the cross border confrontation bringing more palestinian deaths. Earlier tens of thousands had taken to the strips main north south road to march in protest when there was the Palestinian People are expressing that they reject strong decision and they are holding on to all of jerusalem as the historical capital of the Palestinian People. At the heart of occupied East Jerusalem tens of thousands prayed then protested at the al aqsa mosque. Through the old city and i had damascus gate exit Israeli Forces were waiting for them they barricaded off the square preventing a repeat of last fridays protests where hundreds gathered on the steps still some tried to stay here and chant but most were pushed quickly away Israeli Forces have been trying to prevent a repeat of the protests that took place after friday prayers here in the square outside damascus gate last week theyve barricaded off there was a group of largely middle aged and some elderly women whove been there chanting for some time theyre now being forcefully clear. Several arrests were made in these limited scuffles again the protests much smaller here than in gaza and the occupied west bank. Public or out in the al aqsa mosque compound and here at damascus gate but the occupation has a large force as well as private and undercover units. Israeli forces are certainly doing all they can to quell this reaction to the trump declaration but the anger is deeply felt and the protests go on harry force at aljazeera occupied East Jerusalem well our correspondent alan fisher is in gaza with more on whats been happening. The ambulance is evidenced by all afternoon ready to treat the injured and the wounded and there have been a number of them you can see the clashes that been going on done close to the border about two hundred meters from where im standing the thick smoke is no just clearing thats tires that were set alight to stop the israelis targeting people on the side of the border and the scene has been repeated in seven spots across the gaza strip. Weve seen the palestinians throw stones over the border the israelis well they have used bullets and they have used tear gas weve seen several volleys of tear gas come into this field people had to be treated for both for the gunshots and for the tear gas in fact one man i saw being carried into an ambulance and a bullet wound to the neck i suspect he will be in a critical condition. We saw a massive rally in gaza how nice it can for a million man rally on one street the length of gaza north the size fifty five kilometers long and thousands and thousands of people attended out we saw them from hamas and fatah from a number of political groups and organizations but. This bill how do you said that that proves the dont trumpet united the palestinians over such a controversial decision to say that jerusalem was israels capital were expecting the clashes to go on for some time into the night as well and just now i can feel and taste the tear gas which is being fired thats why people are moving away you can actually taste the tear gas is beginning to by my side without i think were going to move back as well. It watching the aljazeera news hour still ahead families of civilians killed inside sudans brutal civil war demand justice for their loved ones their sam they want to make America Great again this is not making America Great. Anger in the southern us as a un special rapporteur on extreme poverty finds major issues with housing and sanitation. And in sport peter will be here with action from the skiing world cup in its early. Silver you leaders have given the go ahead for breaks it talks to move on to the next stage of negotiations they say theyll now focus on trade after making enough progress on Citizens Rights the irish border and how much the u. K. Has to pay to leave the new british Prime Minister to resign may has hailed the decision as an important step i want to be philips is in brussels where hes been following the negotiations she left early job doc it hasnt been easy but europes leaders say its time to Start Talking about the future relationship with britain after it leaves the e. U. And twenty nine but dont expect any dramatic early progress if theres no time for in terms of you trying to sell and frustrations and explore the recount which was the u. K. To get more clarity on the a vision. On that basis we should. Start negotiations next year none of the other e. U. Twenty seven countries wanted breaks it still hope that it can be reversed somehow but they all want a final agreement and so the talks do go on but if on brets it there is unanimity on the other issues the e. U. Remains badly divided. On Migration Europe is a continent divided poland the Czech Republic slovakia and hungry will not accept the bodice refugee quotas that the e. U. Agreed back in twenty fifteen the talks went on into the early hours to no avail do you think you should hold off either politically it was a type of political close calm but good news is that we agreed on the socalled external issues of migration protecting our borders and stopping the migrants outside them the bad news is that we still disagree on resettlement and immigration there are still many large forces who dont want to stop migration but want to bring migrants into europe and afterwards distribute them on a compulsory basis. Other leaders are furious not least the one who risked her political future by admitting close to a million refugees to her country in twenty fifty and here are the usual said to him after i made very clear that im not satisfied with the fact that the rules we have are not working solidarity cannot just apply externally but also must be internal on this we have lots of work to do the positions have not changed but we plan to continue to work on this until june of next year. All they can agree on for now is to spend more money securing europes borders keeping refugees out at this summit some of the most difficult issues confronting the continent were discussed but ultimately deferred battery phillips aljazeera brussels. Home on the issue of migration and resettlement in europe we can speak to christian priest back hes the secretary general of the danish refugee can for joins us via skype from copenhagen sara very warm welcome to the program how how would you rate the. Progress thats being made on this issue whether this says summit they failed but you could say the internal resettlement scheme has inched forward during the past year slowly but steadily the Commission Proposal is there still based on salute every bit see an external yes we did also theres been some success in stopping people at the borders but unfortunate but it has been at the expense of the people on the move we have seen hundreds of people stuck in libya and along the route with severe Human Rights Violations along the way so also there we have we if it was tusks a proposal at is that likely day that because more division i would end up becoming an acceptable compromise. When i believe a task is giving up in a sense surveyed way too early and hes giving up where you could actually see the core elements of the solution they are insights because the current deadlock is undermining the european common asylum system in a time where we actually need to strengthen it in state and we need to expanded it beyond the borders off europe also east and south of the European Union so we can protect borders but also protect people at the same time and we can protect the refugees and migrants we can share responsibly did she and we can agree on resettlement schemes to says the only sustainable and stable way to go about a solution and it is within sight so i believe trust is giving up too early and kristen what do you think can bring an end to the deadlock between. The countries that are in favor of cortez and those against. Well right now we also need to go sheeting on a global migration compact and a global refugee compact and i strongly believe that these global agreements can actually pave the way to also internal e. U. Agreement because we must combine protecting borders and protecting people on the move at the same time and this would mean taking boarders but also responsibility sharing resettlement Legal Process ways from microns and refugees and first and foremost significant funding for the countries who today and into future host and will host significant amounts of refugees and and migrant so these elements should shape a global agreement and they can pave the way for an internal agreement because no country can solve this alone but we do we do we are able to solve it if we Work Together and this is what should be done at the question im wondering about the longer term view also how much thought and energy is being directed to create things helps in development in the countries where refugees are coming from in the first pl

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