Should be gone in days. The Christmas Season is usually bustling in bethlehem, but this year violence in the middle east is keeping people away from the medical from the biblical birthplace of jesus. Coming up, he calls himself an Internet Freedom fighter, but dotcom could be facing extradition to the United States. And the history of one of the bestloved Christmas Carols in the world, silent night. That and more on the way, but first, top stories. Genie the french Prime Minister has announced the government plans to amend the french constitution to better protect the country against the threat of terrorism. Speaking earlier today, manuel valls said that the french government will go ahead with a controversial project that would strip dual citizens of their french nationality if they were convicted of terrorism. Lets listen to the Prime Minister now. The government has decided to submit a request to parliament to extend the stripping of nationality to all by nationals. The scope of this provision will be limited and will only apply to people who have been sentenced by a judge for committing crimes against the nation, which include terrorist crimes. Genie for more, lets bring in our correspondent from london. You are the director at amnesty international. This move to strip dual citizens of their french nationality in terrorism cases is so controversial, even the governments own Justice Minister spoke out against it before coming on board today. Why is this so controversial . In our opinion, it is controversial because it is unclear what this will achieve. It seems symbolic above everything else, and the bigger point is a broader range of measures being introduced. Today was partly good news because the government dropped off the table a proposal to change the actual constitution that allows for extensions of the state of emergency without even having a state of emergency. There were other proposals that were certainly damaging that have been cut, and that is good news, but besides the nationality issue we are seeing other proposals being put through, changes in criminal code and others saying that other measures have to be increased as well. For example, keeping people in jail even after they start their sentence. Overall it is still quite a grim picture and it seems more symbolic than aimed at changing the security situation in the country. Genie this still needs to get approved by parliament. It is not a done deal yet. But lets say it is. How would it compare to Something Like the patriot act in the United States or other antiterrorism measures put in in other countries . Gauri the full package of laws that are already in place in france look like the u. S. And the united kingdom. I am talking about everything, areurveillance measures already very extreme in france. Some of the measures around states of emergency, the number of house reads that we are seeing number of house reads we are seeing we are seeing some interesting examples in other countries but not in france. There was an 18yearold man who his house was broken into very aggressively by the police. He was handcuffed together with his handicapped daughter and no charges were made. Have impacts, and the overall situation is looking a lot like the United States and the united kingdom. Genie some people might argue that you do need to comb through a bit largely in order to get two people who might be preparing some sort of terrorist attack. Where is the happy medium between security and protecting Civil Liberties . Gauri here is the thing. Your rights have to be respected for good reason. It is not just about a vague notion of our freedoms, it is about making sure that you do not destroy something you are trying to protect. The balance of basically proportionality is the threshold in international law. It means that whenever you do go after people, you have to have a good reason for it. You need to have some suspicion that something is going on in relation to terrorism, so not any other offenses, not simply because someone pops up on surveillance. You need to make sure the impact is not in any way discriminatory. We are seeing how this disproportionately will impact certain communities. Will that lead to better security . We highly doubt it. It is about not destroying what you are trying to protect at this point in time. Gulik speakingn to us from london. You are the Deputy Director at amnesty international. Thanks very much. Securityiraq, where forces expect to take the city of ramadi in days. Ramadi was overrun by a Islamic State six months ago. The final push to take it back was launched on monday. Our correspondent explains. Celebratory fire in the streets of ramadi. After losing the city to the Islamic State group leader may, iraq a fighters are back in force. They planted the flag all over the city. The evill prevail on by gods will. Is a topng ramadi priority for the iraqi government. The battle plan has been a month in the making. Progress has been sluggish. The jihadists have had seven months to set up their defenses. The fighting has been led by the force,counterterrorism backed up by u. S. Coalition airstrikes, and sunni tribes opposed to the i. S. Group. The International Coalition requested shiite militias be move. Ed from the the iraq he forces must aim to keep momentum to take more ground from the extremist group. Across syria and iraq, it is estimated to have lost 14 of its territory over the course of the year. A loss of some 12,800 kilometers squared. Despite this, the Islamic State group has territory over 78,000 square kilometers. Russia has issued an International Arrest warrant for former oil tycoon and kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Accusedafter the police him of killing the mayor of a border town, a charge he denies. Thomas, what more can you tell us . Thomas the Russian Investigative Committee has said that Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been arrested in absentia. That is the phrase, a rather strange one. And that an international warrant is being put out for his arrest. A spokesman for the Committee Says that he is accused of ordering the murder of a man the murder of the mayor of a small siberian city in 1998. In that city, in siberia, is Mikhail Khodorkovskys former oil company had its headquarters at that point. The Committee Also said that the motive for the murder, for ordering that murder, is that the mayor had called for this oil company to pay more taxes, and khodorkovsky was against that. The Committee Said that is why that is the motivation for the murder to be carried out. Khodorkovsky has responded critically very harshly in the last 40 minutes, saying that the kremlin has gone mad. He says this arrest warrant that has been put out nationally, there is no proof certainly that he was involved in that. Dividing hisent is time between switzerland and london. Tosays he will only answer if the swiss authorities state that he has a reason to. Genie give us some background. Khodorkovsky was already arrested in 2003 after he had a falling out with Vladimir Putin. Thats right, he had a big falling out with Vladimir Putin because prior to that the russian president basically called the oligarchs together, including the oil tycoons and khodorkovsky at the time. One of them said you can stay rich, keep your money and interest if you do not get involved in politics. Hetook the decision that would be involved in politics and he ended up in jail for 10 years on four charges that he , that bore noped relation to reality. He was pardoned just two years ago in 2013 on the provisor that he would not get involved in politics. He clearly got involved in politics again a couple of weeks ago with his open russia prodemocracy organization that he set up since. A revolution in russia, saying it is both necessary and unavoidable, and critics say that in the eyes of the kremlin that is a redline that no money with influence and money should cross. They say a lot of pressure is being put on khodorkovsky because of this. Genie thomas lowe reporting from moscow. Lets take a look at todays other top stories. The first one linked to russia as well. Amnesty International Says russian air raids have killed hundreds of civilians in syria. Russia began targeted strikes in syria three months ago on what it says are militant aces, are militant bases. Says bombs have hit that aret could be populated and could be considered were climbs could be considered were climbs. An explosion happened that 2 a. M. Local time istanbul when no passengers were at the airport. Air traffic is still operating as normal. Conservative party in poland has passed a controversial new law regulating the countrys top legislative courts. Critics say that will paralyze the court, leaving it incapable of acting as a power check on the new government. The European Parliament compared the political situation in poland to a two. A coup. A number of e. U. Countries including britain, france, and spain have legalized gay marriage, but some southern Eastern European states have made slower progress. Resolves property and inheritance issues but makes no provision for the adoption of children. Violence in jerusalem continues. A palestinian steps three people there today before being shot dead. That comes as the troubles are having an effect on tourism in the biblical birthplace of jesus christ, bethlehem. Christmas is one of the busiest tourist seasons of the year there, but the recent violence the recentft violence has led to a shortage of booking by tourists. Bethlehem is all set to welcome christmas visitors, but alongside figures of santa claus, storefronts are announcing early sales. Shops like this one should have been bustling with crowds, but customers are rare and the shopkeeper is worried. This year we are did do promotions early on because we do not sell enough. We have made a 50 discount on sales to attract customers. This is the tourist season. Yet there is an 11 decline. Fully booked for Christmas Day itself only. People are coming less than before. It is normal for us that december is very low and at christmas time is higher. Conflict has been taking place between the israeli army and palestinians in the west bank. It mayor of bethlehem takes seriously but says it is not her responsibility to stop the protests. I think the good question is not if we try to stop it. If i am in your place, i will last the following question. , to bringhe world peace and the final solution for the palestinians . In spite of these difficult times, local christians are adamant about keeping the centuriesold tradition and keeping christianity alive. We have less decorations, lights. In light of what is going on, but at the same time celebrating the religious celebration of , praying, we have gone for the prisoners and everyone suffering. Go on, butions will probably with less visitors. Up to 90,000 travelers have sent have spent their holiday here. Genie the french government will go ahead with contested plans to strip dual citizens of their french nationality in terrorism cases. That is part of a new project to enshrine the state of emergency into the french constitution. Iraq he troops are making their final push to retake a ramadi to retake ramadi from the Islamic State group. And the Christmas Season is usually bustling in bethlehem, but this year violence in the middle east is keeping people away from the biblical birthplace of jesus. Time for Business News now with stephen carroll. You are starting with the latest in the story of the internet billionaire, kimdotcom. Stephen it is ruled that he and his three collies can be extradited to the United States on mega charges with his upload site. The megaupload was shut down in 2012 when police raided his house near auckland, new zealand. They wanted to face charges, including conspiracy to commit copyright fraud and money laundering. Kate still a wanted man, kim dotcom emerged from auckland when a judge ruled he should be extradited to the United States. This is not the last word of the matter. We have filed an appeal, i am on bail, and we will go through the process until the very end. In 2010, he was arrested in a dramatic raid on his mansion nearly four years ago. Three and he and three cofounders face charges including Copyright Infringement, racketeering, and money laundering. There sharingat site allow the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. It was at its peak, the 13th most popular website in the world, accounting for 4 of all online traffic or it. Dotcom says he was not responsible for any Copyright Infringement on his website. He has a high profile, setting up the Political Party and several other companies in new zealand. Himself as an Internet Freedom fighter and accuses the u. S. Government of pursuing a vendetta against him on behalf of the influential entertainment business. If it goes ahead, the case could have implications for the broader industry and to the such sites should Police Consumer content. Stephen from the National Statistics office, it should be a 1. 1 drop. The warm weather would reduce the number of money people are spending on Winter Clothes and heating. But it also effected the leisure sectors. Lets take a look at the oil market. A new report from the opec group producing countries. Expects opec says it longterm oil demand to be lower than previously thought, but 10 trillion worth of investment will be needed in the next 25 years to prevent a spiking crisis. Opec predicts oil prices will rise to 70 a barrel by 2020 but will remain well what but 100. Emain below a barrel of oil is trading 36 on 36. 56. There is still a long way to go before hitting the 70 mark. We are seeing christmas cheer on the markets. This is the last full day of trading in europe for many stock markets. You can see the london ftse is. P over 102 some of the gains in paris and frankfurt as well. Shares are down by more than 20 . There is a fullyear loss, no christmas cheer there. Nikeiness headlines has seen its profits jump 20 in the three months at the end of november. By 3 afterke rose its results were published confirming its place as a top performer on the dow jones index this year. Boeing has agreed to pay 12 million in fines for failing to submit technical instructions which would help airlines address the risk of fuel tank explosions. Americas federal Aviation Administration also ordered boeing to increase the safety of its planes. 275 thousand counterfeit toys and Electronic Devices are around, an estimated 2 million euros. The toys have come from inside east asia and are destined for markets in the italian capital. To watch outing for this christmas. Stephen carroll, thank you. This december marks 20 years since the dayton accords brought an end to the balkan war. The country is still struggling, and one small village in bosnia 20 years ago did relist did resist the ethnic war. Their example stands out as a tragic example. Liz brown has more. Not look like may much, but in bosnias recent history, it is unique. Difficult the regions different ethnic groups turn on each other in the 1990s, but the village here refused to cede to the violence and supported each other. You remember the hardship of the company in many ways. He is reminded of it today. Here in bosnia we feel empathy from people from syria in the middle east. We know what it is to be a refugee. We know what it is like. We know about terror. W camey on in the war, on in the war with serbian forces. The villages Muslim Population feared the worst, but the orthodox residents stood up for their orthodox neighbors to the surprise of the bosnian commander. He is now accused of war crimes. When he saw the officers gathered together, that we talked and communicated freely, he says do not touch them if they are not bothering each other. Elders have come and go in the past century. 1932 1992 one in born in 1932, even today he cuts his own would. Villages Muslim Community was repaying a debt from the second world war. Second croatian forces were decades ago. In the 1990s, the roles were reversed. Since the war broke out, they came to us and we protected them. Nobody could touch them and they did the same for us. The truce could not last forever. Bosnian serbs. In september 1995, faced by an offensive from croat forces, they were forced to leave. Even now, only a quarter have returned. The village must survive the onslaught, a rarity in the balkans ethnic cleansing. Mosque, the only one in the serbian republic that was not destroyed. But it was badly damaged. Serb, helped me repair the floor and the wall. Some people tried to provoke him, saying he had converted to islam, but i said it was nothing. I said if they were to build to build a church, i would help him. Repaid in kind once more as the villages lumps together to build an orthodox church. Muslims wanted them to have a church. Every believer should have a place to play that should have a place to pray. We all agreed to build it. Acts had money to help out. To village lost eight sons fighting in the war. Four serbs and four muslims. The tragedy of the balkans war is that theyll mean yeah is the exception. The war left 100,000 dead. Massacre inorious the singlerimp ani iconic tragedy in many ways