And im jane dutton this is the news live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a christmas decoration christian leaders in the holy land come out strongly against u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital oh. The wrath of Tropical Storm tembin more than seventy thousand people. In the philippines and at least two hundred people are dead in. An act of war north koreas response to the latest round of un sanctions of a pyongyangs Nuclear Weapons program. And more likely thank you yes with the latest series on Artificial Intelligence in the years to come will this be doing your job or module. Palestinian. Christian leaders have rejected the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital calling it dangerous and an insult follows weeks of palestinian protests across the occupied territories since president trumps an announcement at least fifteen protesters have been killed chums move was met with International Outrage hundreds of thousands of people rallied in countries throughout the middle east as well as muslim majority nations including indonesia malaysia and pakistan on thursday the Un General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for non binding resolution declaring the us decision now and void but trump isnt backing down he insists the u. S. Embassy in israel will be moved from tel aviv to jerusalem breaking with fifty years of diplomatic convention. I dont know how meat is live for us in bethlehem just wonder what the position of the church is all about trying stickers. Well actually the Roman Catholic official not only in the holy land but in the middle east who is actually presiding over the celebration change bethlehem has said a few days ago a very clearly that the church was against any unilateral decision when it comes to jerusalem and he said that jerusalem should be a capital for both palestinians and israelis but beyond the borders beyond the politics beyond the issues of sovereignty it is a universal symbol of billions i round the world and that should be taken into account and any family other piece of advice for Vice President mike mike pence he told him that he should listen more to christians that jesus was not a monopoly and certainly not for the evangelicals now joining me here is our word he is the founder of the terry Year Movement or change is the arabic word for change thank you very much for joining me now we were talking earlier that this was something out a very different christmas here in bethlehem isnt it. Different because difficult first of all we enter the year with laws to home and celebrate and wish for all the christian people americas most and a happy new year even though a lot of hearts are leaving today because of the International Engagement from his statement to the crew followers of the make a circus from jerusalem. Will cause all sorts lot of blood thats why he believes standing here this is the start and also for what will be rejected as soon as it is in just this justice system. Hes lucian but i want to hold. Our brotherhood we will reject and he just is against us and today more than any way you can feel the link between cities of jerusalem and bethlehem now you said you have a feeling these days that is a load of unity among Palestinian Christians and muslims the church coming out speaking against this declaration this city saying that if Vice President mike pence should come to the region he would be unwelcome here but certainly it is a very deep there are very difficult times ahead right now for the palestinians are isnt there you know we are different because we have one god we are not a community that is divided by religion. Even with the jews i have no problem with the jews my problem is with a. Q. Patients who are not racist thats our call us ball of string into the everyone just to speak this land by respecting the rights of the people who are living here thank you very much so this message of unity is something palestinians are very adamant about specially jewing this time especially since the jerusalem declaration throughout these past weeks we have seen them standing united together later on bedlam here will be gearing up for debate miles you will have the church represented but also you will have palestinian officials are not believing that the legation will be president Mahmoud Abbas even there how to thank you. About half a million Palestinian Christians but many of them live in other parts of the world but a thousand christians remain in the gaza strip where small christmas celebrations are planned as michael ware proposed. This is all of rosettes i has extended family thats what gallo this christmas its a son went to the occupied west bank three years ago and never came back he took his two sons forward for their future hearing gaza one of her daughters moved to canada six years ago a family that. Life is very difficult in gaza we live under siege and we cannot move anywhere gaza has become a big prison weve witnessed many was during the bombing we had to sleep in the church for safety. The the story of rosettes family is typical among has a Small Community of christians because theyre in just three churches congregations are shrinking. The population is just over a thousand it was more than double that ten years ago when the blockade by israel in egypt began they suffer the same daily struggles as the muslim majority sociologists a christian families tend to have more means to get out family. Usually. Are you. Look lovely. And i think the more the human being has options and the more has money and you look to. The life and good life and this is good life is not available in gaza even your money in gaza but you can have a life. And adding to the strife is the u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. Here in this Community Center christians are holding a vigil in solidarity for jerusalem palestines capital the feeling among Christian Communities very much the same as it is among the muslim majority everyone weve spoken to see here is it off position to the u. S. Move and they say it only adds to the frustrations of life here. There are many muslims here too the communities care exist. Its a somber runs the center he says they do everything they can to try and provide support for young people. To do what they need to do what they must do in their lives as young do you do what you can see a lot of them want to leave and i know that you believe this is more secure more comfortable for them to come for sure many young people here say they like gaza just that on the seat there are no opportunities here almost anyone who can leave and so this Small Christian Community is getting smaller malcolm web al jazeera in gaza. The year is recognition of jerusalem as israels capital has also come under fire from the Vatican Pope Francis has been a staunch critic calling on donald trump to respect the status quo pizza shop reports from the vatican ahead of the popes Christmas Eve mass. This is the most holy day of the year some Peters Square was starting to fill up a full twelve hours before pope francis will take Christmas Eve mass a traditional event taking place at a time of extraordinary up even at the vatican for many here the controversy surrounding jerusalem dates back decades in the centered on israels illegal occupation. Because. I think its difficult for the pipe to intervene directly in politics but he is clever enough to persevere for free access to jerusalem for everyone. By the chairman and general very made it to the pope speaks well jerusalem has to remain a free and not before. The pope can talk to regular people as well as World Leaders and say jerusalem belongs to everyone its home for a number of different religions its a limited or. They spoke with one voice the vatican slinks with true islam go back centuries this is the church of the holy cross in jerusalem consecrated in rome in st hundred a. D. On a foundation of soil and relics taken from the very hill where christians believe jesus died a little sliver of wood said have been taken from the cross draws pilgrims every day to walk in this church is to walk in the holy land the popes with response to what theyre describing here as israels land grab has been unprecedented. Theres seldom a drusilla a unique city holy to Jews Christians and muslims who worship in the city i pray to the lord that its identity will be preserved and strengthened for the benefits of the holy land of the middle east and the entire world. The vatican may be the smallest city state in the world but that hasnt stopped it vigorously disputing what seen here as israels claim over jerusalem to be brought up at the United Nations forums across europe and the message has always been the same uncompromising and wavering jerusalem belongs to no certain people it belongs to us all or jimmy. Is a vatican historian familiar with its relations with jerusalem it is the Global Center of christianity officially for the catholics here because of the vatican and jerusalem it is the location of the holy places was sacred to the Christians Muslim and jews so this i seen this big similarity because it is. An issue of identity whether the National Identity prevails or did images global events prevail. For the worshippers from all over the world christmas in some Peters Square will be remembered not just for the religious experience but also for the grim reality that one of christianitys holiest cities remains under occupation peter shop al jazeera in rome. We are doing a special program on the tension over the status of jerusalem this Christmas Eve watch the holy land at twenty one thirty g. M. T. On sunday here on aljazeera. More than two hundred people are dead dozens are missing after a Tropical Storm devastated the southern philippines unleashing flash floods and landslides thousands have been forced from their homes in the state of emergency has been declared in several areas just type reports. Digging through the devastation caused by Tropical Storm tembin these rescue workers use whatever they can to find survivors but hope quickly turns to anguish as one of the youngest casualties is pulled from the mud. Hours after unleashing flooding and landslides that has left dozens dead on the Southern Island of mindanao tendon slammed into another set of Philippine Islands late on saturday Officials SayPeople Living in the area ignored warnings to leave and were swept away. By the flood was already close and the people were not able to get out of their homes the flood was so strong that it swept away houses Emergency Responders say rocks and boulders some as biggest cars were washed down from the mountains and buried scores of homes in the town of. More than seventy thousand people have been displaced in a region already ravaged by the governments fight against myself and groups aid organizations have criticised the governments response into something that is not shouldnt be a surprise to the Philippine Government and. So it is also very questionable when the government is not prepared to give relief and to give help to the people then just things happen because they should be right. Tropical storm tendin is the latest to hit the philippines which is battered by around twenty major storms each year they can get one of the worlds most disaster prone countries and while the storm is now heading out over the South China Sea towards vietnam the devastation its caused will continue to cause misery. Aljazeera. North korea has called the latest round of u. N. Sanctions an act of war it state News Agency Says a stronger Nuclear Deterrence program is the only way to frustrate the u. S. The u. N. Imposed extra measures on pyongyang on friday following its recent Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test translate as more from seoul. North korea called the latest round of Un Security Council sanctions imposed on it as a threat as a violation of its sovereignty as well as an act that would violate peace and stability in the region it also seemed to direct much of its anger at the u. S. Who led drafted and negotiate at this latest round of sanctions now one interesting thing however is north korea seems to acknowledge that these latest sanctions are the toughest ever that its faithing it called it tantamount to a complete economic blockade as not only a significant cap on petrol supplies the sanctions also call for the repatriation of north Korean Foreign labor as within the next twenty four months hitting an important income source for the isolated country it also calls for an ban on north korean exports including machinery and lumber again hitting north koreas income source there isnt however any indication in the statement that north korea will change its behavior in fact the tone is one of defiance but this is very much in line with previous statements in reaction to past sanctions many analysts have come to believe that the world is running out of sanctions options when it comes to dealing with north korea now the hope however is that these sanctions will have the effect of making it more difficult for north korea to carry out further tests please go ahead on the news on the second part of our one year five family series we report from venezuela where Community Activists are working together to provide what the government cant. Chinas changing faces why more people are going under the knife in the quest for the body beauty. And sports cattle make a successful start to their title defense of the gold cup year later with the details. Supporters of russian Opposition Leader in the valley have been gathering in several cities in a bid to get his name on the ballot for president ial elections in much i i it only has been banned from running into a criminal conviction but he still intends to announce his candidacy last week president Vladimir Putin announced he will seek a new six year term in march is lets cross over now to really challenge in moscow say youve been at his supporters demonstration march whatever you want to call it talk us through what happened. Well its a busy day for the russian opposition on sunday as we head towards the election just three months away now i think the kind of tussle between the opposition figures. Or thora to these is going to be heating up this. Admittedly quite small demonstration was organized not one of ali but by a man called. Yashin who in september along with a number of other liberal opposition figures actually won quite big in municipal elections in moscow and he realized he says that as the head of a municipal district of the city he can actually authorize demonstrations so thats what he did today try to get lots of people down onto the streets to call for president ial elections next year well the authorities didnt will not to happen they said that he was wrong that his power didnt extend that far and they essentially called this an unsanctioned rally so about so you hundred three hundred people have turned out here the police were very clear that this was not approved and that they should go home they prevented a stage being set up and prevented any kind of banners being showing its a sign really that as the election approaches the authorities are unwilling as ever to let this sort of thing go on right and the man question of ali what is he up to. He has had a busy day as well so he has basically been trying to get. An initial part of the procedure to get on the ballot as a president ial candidate clear now what he had to do was as an independent candidates all want to be independent candidates get at least five hundred people together in one place to endorse him as their as their man so he tried to do that across the country with meetings in at least twenty different cities in moscow he got seven hundred people successfully together to say that yes they wanted me to be their president ial candidate next year march two thousand and eighty and he spoke to the people there had a very pointed message for the man that he wants to run against of course to be uprooted lets listen to that now. But even a Syrian National its you let me have putin who turned our country into a source of personal enrichment for yourself your family and your friends that is why you should not be a president anymore you are a bad president you dont have a positive program you dont know how to rule a country and we defy you in these elections and were set to win. There on very many people who would think that even if he does get to stand in the elections he would be able to beat mir putin but he probably wont even get that far because the kremlin still sees him as a threat and the kremlin has said that his conviction for fraud which not only has already always said is was politically motivated all the kremlin insists that that is a valid reason to bar him from the president ial elections and its unlikely that he will even be able to run. 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