itself in israel. we have twenty percent of our civilians are not jews they are arabs and they voted in the mess that they have representatives of the they are judges all over so if we have arabs inside israel why would the palestinians reject anybody who is not palestinian it's not you know we're not talking about i hope ethnic cleansing and the palestinians so far they wanted the cleansing of course this is something that nobody can accept so i'm saying there are many many modalities i do not think sophie and i say to really from the bottom of my heart i do not think that the settlements have ever been the problem all right we're going to take a short break right now hold your thought there will be back with danny i along former deputy foreign minister of israel discussing the prospects of a middle east peace process stay with us. montes holiday international memorial awards twenty nineteen are now open for entries. media professionals are eligible whether you are a freelance journalist terms of medi

actually israel has no partner for war. that's the problem of israel. in the sense that it doesn't experience the need to make peace because there is no threat of war. and knows who are ready to go to war with israel are fallout ready to make peace with central like hezbollah. and knows ready to make peace withes israel are not ready to go with war with israel backup that's why israel is left actually without any inincentive to do any compromise. >> the lady here. >> thank you. robert an cohen, retired long history in human rights field. you mentioned at the beginning of your remarks the rule of law in the courts, and the possible attacks on them. could you give some comments on ante creedant to that and the current candidates for the minister of justice and what do you think it would take for the courts to withstand an onslaught against them? >> yeah, i mean, to imagine that someone is soon would be indicted with at least three different charges is the same person as the prime minister that would appoint the minister of justice, that would be responsib

itself in israel. we have twenty percent of our civilians are non jews there are arabs and they voted in the mess that they have representatives they are judges all over so if we have arabs inside israel why would the palestinians reject anybody who is not palestinian it's not you know we're not talking about hope ethnic cleansing. and the palestinians so far they wanted ethnic cleansing of course this is something that nobody can accept so i'm saying there are many many more dell it is i do not think so for you and i say to really from the bottom of my heart i do not think the settlements have ever been the problem all right we're going to take a short break right now hold your thought there will be back with danny i along former deputy foreign minister of israel discussing the prospects of the middle east peace process stay with us. we could only be dull sort of book. so i'll sell some properties from the real book to a key. measure for someone playing well. there you are among the group of us from t

itself in israel. we have twenty percent of our civilians are not jews they are arabs and they voted they have representatives they are judges all over so if we have arabs inside israel why would the palestinians reject anybody who is not palestinian it's not you know we're not talking about i hope ethnic cleansing and the palestinians so far they wanted the cleansing of course this is something that nobody can accept so i'm saying there are many many modalities i do not think sophie and i say to really from the bottom of my heart i do not think that the settlements have ever been the problem all right we're going to take a short break right now hold your thought there will be back with danny i along former deputy foreign minister of israel discussing the prospects of a middle east peace process stay with us. what is calling his magic a. new type of digital currency decentralized digital scarcity chancellor i'm bringing a second bailout for a bank that's called that got us a lot for a reason they're ca

that's the case in israel as well. there's a sort of siege mentality here israel is defending itself against the palestinians and iran. and if that's the way you think that's the way you'll vote a lot of people aren't thinking about peace. they say israel campaign billboards benyamin netanyahu with donald trump the president has expressed support for the prime minister's reelection in december twenty seven teen the u.s. announced that it would move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. it was a controversial decision. and it prompted fineman demonstrations in the palestinian terror trains the. palestinians want to make east jerusalem the capital of a future state. but at this point netanyahu appears to have abandoned his commitment to a two state solution. and he supports new settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. this is apparently a concession to the nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties that netanyahu will need to build a coalition government. and israeli arab m.p.'s are upset about the new nati

that's the case in israel as well. there's a sort of siege mentality here israel is defending itself against the palestinians and iran. and if that's the way you think that's the way you'll vote a lot of people aren't thinking about peace. they say it's rainy election campaign billboards benyamin netanyahu with donald trump the president has expressed support for the prime minister's reelection in december twenty seven teen the u.s. announced that it would move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. it was a controversial decision. from demonstrations in the palestinian terror trains the. palestinians want to make east jerusalem the capital of a future state. but at this point netanyahu appears to have abandoned his commitment to a two state solution. and he supports new settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. this is apparently a concession to the nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties that netanyahu will need to build a coalition government. and israeli arab m.p.'s are upset about the new nation sta

it is yet another enemy of israel. it wants to exclude, isolate, and ultimately destroy israel. the founder of the b.d.s. movement has stated, quote, we oppose a jewish state in any part of palestine. no palestinian will ever accept a jewish state in palestine. close quote. the b.d.s. movement is not about equality, it is not about peace. it is about undermining negotiation between israel and the palestinians. and it is about placing all the blame on one party and that is israel. we do not support a movement that demands concessions from one party alone. we do not stand with a movement that seeks to isolate and shame our strongest ally in the middle east. by weakening israel, the global b.d.s. movement endangers american security. when foreign entities like the u.n. foster boycotts against israel, they are interfering with the crites foreign policy. the senate passed a bill in its wisdom, s. 1, two months ago work overwhelming bipartisan support to tackle b.d.s. better support israel and jordan and sanction isaud's brutal regime. sadly, the house democratic leadership won't let

israel. it was represented by michael mccaul who serves as ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. israel. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes in support of his motion. mr. mccaul: let me first say the yemen resolution before us here today is pro ilan and anti-israel. i rise to offer a motion stating it's in the national security interest of the united states to oppose the global movement to boycott state of israel. this motion will not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. if adopted, the resolution will immediately proceed to final passage. as we heard efrom the powerful speech of the secretary of nato yesterday, it's in our national interest to work with our allies to counter our shared threats and promote our shared values. since its founding in 194, the united states has stood shoulder to shoulder with israel against enemies that want to destroy it. let's be clear about the b.d.s. movement. it is

they campaigned, we will this and that, israel, israel. then you vote for them and they don't do it, right? four years, eight years, didn't matter. they won't do it. but you know what? they did it. we did a great job. we feel great about it. then last week, israel security, really so important, it's all about security, when you get right down toit's about securit. we can talk health care, we can talk a hundred different things. without security, what does it matter. i stood with prime minister netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu. how's the race going, by the way? how is it? who's going to win the race? tell me, i don't know. it's going to be close. i think it's going to be close. two good people. two good people. but i stood with your prime minister at the white house to recognize israel. sovereignty over the golan heights. the golan heights is something i have been hearing about for a long time. the golan heights. so i was talking to ambassador friedman, not about this, they have been trying to get that approved as you know for 52 years. they w

that's the case in israel as well. there's a sort of siege mentality here israel is defending itself against the palestinians and iran. and if that's the way you think that's the way you'll vote a lot of people aren't thinking about peace. they say israel campaign billboards show was benyamin netanyahu with donald trump the president has expressed support for the prime minister's reelection in december twenty seventh teen the u.s. announced that it would move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. it was a controversial decision. from find the demonstrations in the palestinian town and trains. justinian's want to make east jerusalem the capital of a future state. but at this point netanyahu appears to have abandoned his commitment to a two state solution. and he supports new settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. this is apparently a concession to the nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties that netanyahu will need to build a coalition government. if you like the other. hand israeli arab m.p.'s are up

it justifies israel as a itjustifies israel as a state of dues but it doesn't absolutely say that other minorities... that's what he said. it is documented. he said israel is a state of the jews. non—jews are not actually citizens of this state. it is written. sorry, it is nonsense. is the economist lying? he never said that. shall wejust accept that there are non—jewish citizens of the state of israel? there are 20% of the population of israel. he has voted in... crosstalk. without the occupied west bank, all the gaza strip, 20% of its citizens are palestinian arabs, christians and muslims. he has not said they are not citizens. of course he hasn't. crosstalk. he said that and i can prove it to you now. i will show you what he said exactly. second thing, he is going to annex the west bank. this is something that we... can check that we can agree, we cannot agree on that on the assertion that those citizens of the state of israel who are not jews... we cannot agree a mean, jonathan is not agreeing that he says... he is not agreeing. but it is documented. what we can agree on is that

he has stood up to us presidents who do not seem good for israel and he has shown that he isa for israel and he has shown that he is a great friend of the current president. should there be a prospect for peace in the trunk deal, he will be able to work with the president to bring that about. —— trump. maybe it's crazy —— might maybe israelis feel they have kept them safe. reduce the number of rocket attacks on the whole, kept them alive, made relations with arab states and knows how to deal with us presidents good and bad for the country. maybe he is the man again. the collapse of the late — right left and liberal labour. that is partly because the left has lost its way in israel. they did not in this campaign represent their best policies. they had their vote stolen by the blue—and—white party, the new party that did not exist last year. which is a coalition of famous figures to get rid of benjamin netanyahu. figures to get rid of benjamin neta nyahu. they figures to get rid of benjamin netanyahu. they did manage to decimate the left and steal away votes from the labour p

we just need a change for a new future for israel. and i'm joined by correspondent correspondent benjamin hammer in tel aviv so this is a neck and neck race as we've heard how does mr netanyahu an ounce of an influence the campaign over all. well one thing is for sure this is raising the tension in an already tense situation and almost everybody in israel agrees that this is a tactical move and he was so close to the elections he's done this before he's doing it now and he's clearly aiming for right being voters who could vote otherwise for other right wing parties polls show that the center right parties are probably going to be able to form a government but the polls at the same time show that netanyahu is likud might not be the strongest party the strongest party according to polls could be any guns. lou this worrisome it on yahoo because this could mean that is where it's president will task any guns with forming a government and not on yahoo he wants not he wants that not to happen and this could explain his move if we look at be

he just arrived yesterday from israel. he is our israel-based international fellow. he's an awarding winning middle east commentator for israel television. he's israel's best known and most accomplished interpreter of the middle east for israelis, and he helps us understand both sides of the arab/israel divide, helps us understand israeli politics, national security, as well as understanding how israelis view the world around them. i'm delighted to welcome ehud back to the washington institute. speaking second via video direct from israel is tal shalev, the chief political correspondent for the a leading israeli web portal. she's been a news editor, an international television reporter for itv news. i'm delighted to be able to welcome tal, who will bring us the latest direct from israel. there you can see tal up on your screens. i should say that those who are listening to their c-span audience right now can't see tal, but she's right there on video to participate in today's event. parenthetically if i could ask everyone to please turn your cell phones on mute becaus

israel and its lobby make note oftinction between israel the border. this was raising a concern among liberals in general, not just supporters of palestinian rights. we are seeing that across the united s states. pepeople understand vividly, especially people of color, especially women, a gbg groups, and someone, understand vividly the this -- undermining first amendment. no one is safefe. no one can tell who is next. it is about all of the centers, all of those opposed to israel and u.s. imperialism and intervention and right-wing politics similarly, this will pro-palestinecing voices. it will go want to suppress other justice struggles, be it climate justice, gender justice, sexual justice, ethnic, religious justice and raracial justice. juan: israel, i want to ask about the latest news about airbnb. originally, airbnb after protests by human rights activists had agreed to remove the listings of thousands of homes jewish settlers in the west bank that have been listed previously under -- on their site. but just yesterday, the reverse that and said th

a general election looms in israel and incumbent leader benjamin netanyahu faces a close race look at how much his relations with the u.s. play a role in the coming vote. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me making airing our top story this hour a new euro skeptic alliance is uniting within the e.u. zone borders with italian interior minister met teo sell the uni vowing to create a european spring this comes just a month before europe's parliamentary elections there will a little bit on whether sure we are working towards building a new european dream which for me has become a nightmare. into focus family unity environmental protection and the future of young people will do it as an alternative movement many people are hoping they will gain. additional any peace in the european parliament and not one of them to have some sort of our house that we haven't seen from euro skeptic parties in the past. as he was launching this cross party this euro skeptic party across europe today was talking about working towards common ideologies which is in their sense

delegitimize the state of israel. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes in support of his motion. mr. mccaul: let me first say the yemen resolution before us here today is pro ilan and anti-israel. i rise to offer a motion stating it's in the national security interest of the united states to oppose the global movement to boycott state of israel. this motion will not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. if adopted, the resolution will immediately proceed to final passage. as we heard efrom the powerful speech of the secretary of nato yesterday, it's in our national interest to work with our allies to counter our shared threats and promote our shared values. since its founding in 194, the united states has stood shoulder to shoulder with israel against enemies that want to destroy it. let's be clear about the b.d.s. movement. it is yet another enemy of israel. it wants to exclude, isolate, and ultimately destroy israel. the founder of the b.d.s

itself in israel. we have twenty percent of our civilians are non jews there are arabs and they voted in the mess that they have representatives they are judges all over so if we have arabs inside israel why would the palestinians reject anybody who is not palestinian it's not you know we're not talking about hope ethnic cleansing. and the palestinians so far they wanted ethnic cleansing of course this is something that nobody can accept so i'm saying there are many many modalities i do not think sophie and i say truly from the bottom of my heart i do not think the settlements have ever been the problem all right we're going to take a short break right now hold your thought there will be back with danny i along former deputy foreign minister of israel discussing the prospects of the middle east peace process stay with us. montes khalid al hunt if an international memorial awards twenty nineteen are now open for entries the media professionals are eligible whether you are a freelance journalist work for

both candidates in israel's election say they've won. eu leaders move towards extending britian's brexit deadline as theresa may makes her case in paris and berlin. more now on the israeli elections where the results are so far too close to call. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is injerusalem for us. this was an election being described as one of the most closely fought in israeli history and now it is still being described as too close to call. we have two main challengers saying they had both won. benny gantz, the former army chief, the biggest challenge to prime minister netanyahu biggest challenge to prime minister neta nyahu for biggest challenge to prime minister netanyahu for a decade has done well. but benjamin netanyahu says that he also won or at least the right wing block as he called that lead by his party with food has one. it will be hours before we know who truly has one. but the real numbers are in the selection and the two men now want to look like winners because in israel, they really are two

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a general election looms in israel an incumbent leader benjamin netanyahu faces a close race we look at how much his relations with the u.s. play a role in the upcoming vote. also to come to this monday morning world power struggle to find an answer on what to do with foreign fighters who've joined i still in syria and iraq and i want to come home again r.t. heard from some of the militants it might be the biggest mistake of my life that we emigrated. that we made absolutely cannot be undone unfortunately we will be punished for the mistake that we've made cybersecurity experts say facebook is failing to contain online crime claiming so-called flea markets trading stolen identity. credit card details and hacking tools for instance all in plain sight again will brief you on that. good morning nine am the eighth of april here in moscow this is that international live with me kevin over the next thirty minutes of this world news starting with this libya very much back in the news again twenty one people have been killed and scores wounded in the latest fighting for control of the capita

international relations also prove to be a key for israel's electorate caleb maupin explains how the trump alliance might influence future elections. donald trump and benjamin netanyahu seem to be scratching each other's backs quite a bit lately it's a mutually beneficial relationship in ways that may not be completely obvious whatever political gifts the trump is given to israel lately is not small first move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem for many years we failed to acknowledge the obvious the plain reality that israel's capital is jerusalem then the usa quit the un human rights council citing an alleged anti israeli bias such a council in fact damages the cause of human rights and then of course there is the matter of the chronic bias against israel since its creation the council is about to more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined then just before the israeli elections donald trump recognized israel's claim over the occupied golan heights captured from syria almost five decades ago i will sign a presidential proclamation recognizing israel's sovere

itself in israel. we have twenty percent of our civilians are not jews they're arabs and they voted in the mess that they have representatives they are judges all over so if we have arabs inside israel why would the palestinians reject anybody who is not palestinian it's not a you know we're not talking about i hope ethnic cleansing and a palestinian so far they wanted ethnic cleansing of course this is something that nobody can accept so i'm saying there are many many modalities i do not think sophie and i say to really from the bottom of my heart i do not think that the settlements have ever been the problem all right we're going to take a short break right now hold your thought there will be back with danny i along former deputy foreign minister of israel discussing the prospects of a middle east peace process stay with us. we could only be dull sort of book just meant. to do so. so you do. have to accuse. someone. among the group in. the movie except you're then several like me that the security. o

that's the case in israel as well. there's a sort of siege mentality here israel is defending itself against the palestinians and iran. and if that's the way you think that's the way you'll vote a lot of people aren't thinking about peace. based huge israeli election campaign billboards benyamin netanyahu with donald trump the president has expressed support for the prime minister's reelection in december twenty seven teen the u.s. announced that it would move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. it was a controversial decision. from find the demonstrations in the palestinian terror trains. justinian's want to make east jerusalem the capital of a future state. but at this point netanyahu appears to have abandoned his commitment to a two state solution. and he supports new settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. this is apparently a concession to the nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties that netanyahu will need to build a coalition government. and israeli arab m.p.'s are upset about the new nation

they campaigned, we will this and that, israel, israel. and you folks go and vote for them and they don't do it. four years, eight years, didn't matter. they won't do it. but you know what, we did it, we did a great job, and we feel great about it. [applause] pres. trump: last week, israel security, really so important, it is all about security. it is always number one for me. we can talk health care, we can talk 100 different things. without security, what does it matter? i stood with prime minister netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu. how is the race going? who is going to win the race? tell me, i don't know. it is going to be close. i think it is going to be close. two good people. two good people. but i stood with your prime minister at the white house to recognize israeli sovereignty over the golan heights. [applause] pres. trump: the golan heights is something i have been hearing about for a long time. [applause] pres. trump: the golan heights. i was talking to ambassador friedman. not about this. they have been trying to get that approved

jewish israel. the many -- the question is becoming an internal question, as is the question of crime and the palestinian question. the question of the existence of israel, in many ways. , i don't see how it can corner israel. the key is palestinian unity, and clear strategy. is the key point to start, this can put some pressure on the arab world, because as you mentioned, i think saudi arabia in the last couple of months, king salman , is making some -- let's say withholding the process of normalizing with israel. and we don't know where that would leave. this is another strategy remember.but as nobody expected the arab spring, nobody expects what comes next. ,here's always room for both and hope comes from the fact that we are pregnant -- ignorant. there is an undercurrent we don't see. i gain some help from the fact that i don't -- i gain some help from the fact that i don't know everything. we are able to discover the undercurrents and how we did not see them in real time. this is history. it fi

will thisigned, we and that, israel, israel. and you folks go and vote for them and they don't do it. years, eight years, didn't matter. but you know what, we did it, we did a great job, and we feel great about it. [applause] israelrump: last week so important,y, it is all about security. it is always number one for me. we can talk health care, we can talk 100 different things. without security, what does it matter. with prime-- i stood minister benjamin netanyahu. how is the race going? who is going to win the race? i don't know. it will be close. i think it will be close. two good people. the primed with minister at the white house to .ecognize israeli sovereignty [applause] pres. trump: this is something i have been hearing about for a long time. i was talking to ambassador friedman. they have been trying to get that approved for 52 years. they wanted recognition from the united states. they had 32 summits, meetings, big meetings over many, many decades. i am talking to the ambassador. jared was there. jason was there. i said

to him really need to change for a new future for israel. and the polls predict a close result and i'm joined now by correspondent correspondent benjamin hammer in tel aviv so this is a neck and neck race as we've heard how does mr netanyahu announcement influence the campaign over all. well one thing is for sure this is raising the tension in an already tense situation and almost everybody in israel agrees that this is a tactical move when he was so close to the elections he's done this before he's doing it now and he's clearly aiming for right being voters who could vote otherwise for other right wing parties polls show that the center right parties are probably going to be able to form a government but the polls at the same time show that netanyahu is likud might not be the strongest party the strongest party according to polls could be any guns. lou why this worries me to yahoo because this could mean that israel's president will task any guns with forming a government and not on yahoo he wants not he wants that not to happen and this co

it says that israel built a fen fence. our reviewer might rewrite the text to make it more accurate. then it was changed to separation wall and with the explanation that the wall has been declared illegal by the defendant of justice. the last box provides the rational for the change and sites a source for the information presented. it explain thad 85% of the barrier has been built on palestinian land and it sights the source. in jan of this year we sent this comments, you know, we have pages and pages of comments and rewriting that were specific to different textbooks. and we sent those to the department of education and the publishers of the textbooks. we are slowly beginning to receive some responses from those. a few people responded. what will ultimately result from the initial reprons of thank you for sending us this information is still kind of uncertain. there is a number of things that we have learned. one of them is that textbook companies are vulnerable. we need to pay attention to the fact that because they're g

itself in israel. we have twenty percent of our civilians are not jews they're arabs and they voted in the mess that they have representatives they are judges all over so if we have arabs inside israel why would the palestinians reject anybody who is not palestinian it's not you know we're not talking about i hope ethnic cleansing and the palestinians so far they wanted ethnic cleansing of course this is something that nobody can accept so i'm saying there are many many modalities i do not think sophie and i say to really from the bottom of my heart i do not think that the settlements have ever been the problem all right we're going to take a short break right now hold your thought there will be back with danny i along former deputy foreign minister of israel discussing the prospects of a middle east peace process stay with us. you can live the good for yourself and. be young. and we have other things in this world sounds like this is an email for everyone and why don't some peoples of also take our th

he is our israel-based international fellow, award-winning middle east, israel television. ehud is israel's best-known and most accomplished interpreter of the middle east for its release, and he helps us understand both sides of the arab-israel divide, helps us understand israeli politics, national security, as well as understanding how israelis view the world around them. i'm delighted to welcome ehud back to the washington institute. speaking second via video direct from israel is tal shalev. ehud is the chief political correspondent for the web portal. portal. he's been a news editor, international television reporter. delighted to be able to welcome tal who will bring us the latest dreck from israel. there you can see tal up on your screens. i should say that those who are listening to their c-span audience right now can't see ehud but she's right there on the do to participate in today's event. parenthetically, if could ask everyone to please turn your cell phones on mute because this is being broadcast live on c-span, life on live stream, taped for c-span tv. feel fr

that's the case in israel as well. there's a sort of siege mentality here israel is defending itself against the palestinians and iran. and if that's the way you think that's the way you'll vote a lot of people aren't thinking about peace from the. base huge israeli election campaign billboard show was benyamin netanyahu with donald trump the president has expressed support for the prime minister's reelection in december twenty seven teen the u.s. announced that it would move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. it was a controversial decision. and it's prompted to find the demonstrations in the palestinian town and trains the palestinians want to make east jerusalem the capital of a future state. calling netanyahu appears to have abandoned his commitment to a two state solution. and he supports new settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. this is apparently a concession to the nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties that netanyahu will need to build a coalition government. and israeli arab m.p.'s are

that's the case in israel as well. there's a sort of siege mentality here israel is defending itself against the palestinians and iran. and if that's the way you think that's the way you'll vote a lot of people aren't thinking about peace. they say is really an action campaign billboards show we spend you mean netanyahu with donald trump the president has expressed support for the prime minister's reelection in december twenty seven teen the u.s. announced that it would move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. it was a controversial decision. from violent demonstrations in the palestinian town trains. justinian's want to make east jerusalem the capital of a future state. but at this point netanyahu appears to have abandoned his commitment to a two state solution. and he supports new settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. this is apparently a concession to the nationalist and ultra-orthodox parties that netanyahu will need to build a coalition government. and israeli arab m.p.'s are upset about the

a general election looms in israel an incumbent leader benjamin netanyahu faces a close race coming up we'll look at how much his relations with the u.s. play a role in the upcoming. power struggle to find an answer on what best to do with foreign fighters who join deisel in syria and iraq and now want to come home again r.t. his direct from some of those militants. might be the biggest mistake of my life that we emigrated. that we made absolutely cannot be undone unfortunately we will be punished for the mistake that we've made plus cyber security experts say facebook is failing to contain online crime clemmie so-called leave markets trading stolen id credit card details and hacking skills are all in plain sight we've got the story. then good morning at eleven am monday morning here in moscow there's eighth of april my name is kevin o. insults international live the thirty minute update and libya very much back in the news again is where we're starting an update for you to the latest is forty six people now it's gone up fair old amount from both sides have been killed in fighting and

the citizens of israel will have a prime minister who cares about their interests. not his own personal business. but in the name. clean handed yet tough on security that's how cancer presents himself and people are listening. to him like this is he the change for a new future for israel. the polls predict a. result. earlier i spoke to correspondent benjamin hammer and asked him how the pledge to annex settlements by netanyahu might affect the election but one thing is for sure this is raising the tension in an already tense situation and almost everybody in israel agrees that this is a tactical move and he was so close to the elections he's done this before he's doing it now and he's clearly aiming for right being voters who could vote otherwise for other right wing parties polls show that the center right parties are probably going to be able to form a government but the polls at the same time show that netanyahu is likud might not be the strongest party the strongest party according to polls could be any guns. lou white in this war isn't it on yahoo because this

need to change for a new future for israel. the polls predict a close result and i'm joined now by correspondent correspondent benjamin hammer in tel aviv so venture this is a neck and neck race as we've heard how does mr netanyahu announcement influence the campaign overall. well one thing is for sure this is raising the tension in an already tense situation and almost everybody in israel agrees that this is a tactical move when he was so close to the elections he's done this before he's doing it now and he's clearly aiming for right being voters who could vote otherwise for other right wing parties polls show that the center right parties are probably going to be able to form a government but the polls at the same time show that netanyahu is likud might not be the strongest party the strongest party according to polls could be any guns. lou white and this worries that on yahoo because this could mean that is where this president will task any guns with forming a government and not on yahoo he wants not he wants that not to ha

general election looms in israel an incumbent leader who faces a close race coming out will look at how much his relations with the u.s. play a role in the upcoming vote. it will power struggle to find an answer on what best to do with foreign fighters who joined i still in syria and iraq and now want to come back home again party is direct from some of those military. might be the biggest mistake of my life that we emigrated. that we made absolutely cannot be undone unfortunately we will be punished for the mistake that we've made and cyber security experts say facebook is failing to contain online crime claiming so-called flea markets trade stolen identity credit card details and hacking tools all in plain sight. i get out of the one pm here in moscow this eighth of april watching out international life me kevin owen thirty minutes of world news coming up in libya at the top of the headlines in the news again the latest for you there forty six people from both sides of the conflict right now have been killed in fighting and scores wounded in the ongoing battle for the control of the c

a general election looms in israel and incumbent leader benjamin netanyahu faces a close race look at how much his relations with the u.s. play a role in the upcoming vote. a warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me if you are and now in on the unprecedented step for u.s. foreign policy the trumpet ministration has designated iran's revolutionary guards as a terrorist organization the american leader and other top officials announced a decision on monday repeating accusations that the elite force finances and promotes terrorism in the middle east. today the united states is continuing to build its maximum pressure campaign against the iranian regime. i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization accordance with section two nineteen of the immigration and nationality act just as a nation will take effect one week from today. to discuss this further we're now joined by political communications professor fellow it is already from tehran university welcome to the program now it seem

donald trump and his unbrightled support for israel undoubtedly makes him a popular figure in israel. that relationship between benjamin netanyahu and president trump has been an electoral plus for netanyahu being seen with president trump weeks ago. the president recognizing israel's sovereignty over the golan heights, something not recognized by the broader international community. you have the moving of the embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv. it's a huge deal here. when it comes to the settlements and what benjamin netanyahu had to say obviously infuriating the palestinians, let's listen to part of what benjamin netanyahu had to say on that. >> translator: in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under the israeli control. we, the israeli government, have responsibility of these areas. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. >> yeah, natalie, it's certainly a big move. benjamin netanyahu was on record in the last election saying there wouldn't be a palestinian state on his watch. in many ways, no surprise. the palestinians, the existence of those settleme

votes are being counted in israel's general election. exit polls suggest the blue and white alliance of challenger benny gantz is neck—and—neck with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party. one exit poll by israel tv has likud winning 36 seats in the knesset, blue and white on 37, and labour coming next with eight seats. but, with 61 seats needed for a majority, coalitions with smaller parties are the norm in israel, and it is far too soon to predict who will come out on top. the bbc‘s yolande knell sent this report from tel aviv. at the end of the voting came the first predictions. this poll giving political newcomer benny gantz and narrow lead over the prime minister. but both men have now claimed victory. translation: the largest party is the one that needs to be mandated by the president, and form the government. translation: i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. you have brought an amazing, almost inconceivable achievement. it is an almost unimaginable achievement in the face of hostile media, and the likud

israel and its lobby make note oftinction between israel the border. this was raising a concern among liberals in general, not just supporters of palestinian rights. we are seeing that across the united states. people understand vividly, especially people of color, especially women, a gbg groups, and someone, understand vividly the this -- undermining first amendment. no one is safefe. no one can tell who is next. it is about all of the centers, all of those opposed to israel and u.s. imperialism and intervention and right-wing politics similarly, this will pro-palestinecing voices. it will go want to suppress other justice struggles, be it climate justice, gender justice, sexual justice, ethnic, religious justice and raracial justice. juan: israel, i want to ask about the latest news about airbnb. originally, airbnb after protests by human rights activists had agreed to remove the listings of thousands of homes jewish settlers in the west bank that have been listed previously under -- on their site. but just yesterday, the reverse that and said they'r

recognition of israel's occupation of east jerusalem and the golan heights. the king of saudi arabia denounced donald trump's decision as a violation of international law. the palestinian issue remains one of our top priorities until the palestinians get all their legitimate rights including the right to establish an independent state based on one hundred sixty seven borders with east jerusalem as the capital and we reject any attempt to undermine syria's sovereignty over the golan heights that they had of the united nations called and to the israeli palestinian conflict based on the two state solution. delivered a sharp rebuke to the trump administration accusing it of encouraging israel to annex palestinian territory a bass warned that jerusalem wasn't for sale. i had to say that from what happened during the era of trump has never been heard or seen during the areas prior to him they might have been hiding the policies then came trump with all impoliteness to announce this policy that is categorically against the international legitimacy since one nine hun

they campaigned, we will this and that, israel, israel. and you folks go and vote for them and they don't do it. four years, eight years, didn't matter. they won't do it. but you know what, we did it, we did a great job, and we feel great about it. [applause] pres. trump: last week israel security really, so important, it is all about security. it is always number one for me. we can talk health care, we can talk 100 different things. without security, what does it matter? i stood with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. how is the race going? who is going to win the race? i don't know. it will be close. i think it will be close. two good people. two good people. but i stood with the prime minister at the white house to recognize israeli sovereignty. [applause] this is something i have been hearing about for a long time. [applause] i was talking to ambassador friedman. they have been trying to get that approved for 52 years. they wanted recognition from the united states. they had 32 summits, meetings, big meetings over many, many decades. i

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netanyahu election in israel. amy: from israel-palestine to julian assange, from nuclear war to climate change, noam chomsky the world-renowned beloved and much of professor for over 50 years, returns to boston speaking to over 700 people at the old south church. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today we begin with the headlines. we are broadcasting from boston. attorneys for wikileaks founder julian assange are vowing to fight his possible extraditition to the united states following his arrest in london. on thursday,y, britishololice rcibibly roved a assge fromm the ecuadorean embassy, where had taken asasylum from a a sevn years. soonfter his arrest, u.s. auauthorities ununsealed an indictment a accusing him m of conspiring w with army whtleblower elsea manng, who leaked a trove of sensitive documents to wikileaks, including evidence of u.s. war cres in iraqnd afghanian. cnis reporti the justi department is expected to bring ad

both candidates in israel's election say they've won. eu leaders move towards extending britian‘s brexit deadline as theresa may makes her case in paris and berlin. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads with the story of the nine pro—democracy activists in hong kong, who have been found guilty of public nuisance charges. it calls them leaders of the largest civil disobedience movement in hong kong's history. they could face seven years in prison. the japan times reports on a video released by former nissan boss carlos ghosn. which we told you about earlier as well. in it he describes his removal from the company as "a conspiracy" by "selfish" nissan executives intent on "backstabbing". the singapore straits times reports on a proposed law to fight fake news. it says only those who deliberately fabricate fake news and spread it would face criminal charges, not those who pass it along unknowingly. that brings you up—to—date with some of the papers for some ——. more now o

they campaigned we will this and that, israel, israel, israel. then you folks go out and vote for them and then they don't do it, right? four years, eight years, doesn't matter, they won't do it. but you know what, we did it. we did a great job and we feel thrilled about it. [applause] israel's st week, security, really so important. it's all about security when you get right down to it. it's always number one for me. we can talk health care and a 100 different things. without security, what does it cincinnati i stood with prime minister netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu. how's the race going, by way? who's going to win the race? tell me, i don't know. i think it's going to be close. two good people. two good people. but i stood with your prime minister at the white house to recognize israeli sovereignty over the golan heights. [applause] the golan heights is something i've been hearing abouter for a long time. the golan heights. so i was talking to ambassador friedman and -- not about this. they've been trying to get that approved, as you know, for

as the legitimate president when israel has been hit by another huge power outage with reports of twenty out of twenty three states affected wants people to come out and protest against the ongoing public services failures the president nicolas maduro is blaming us sabotage for the power cuts mike hanna has more now from the u.n. in new york. vice president mike pence says he was sent by president trump to give one simple message to the united nations that it must revoke the credentials off the venezuelan ambassador in the body and that it must support a change in governance within venezuela itself the time has come for the united nations to recognize interim president won by doe as the legitimate president of venezuela and seek his representative in this body this body should revoke the credentials of venezuela's representative to the united nations recognize interim president one guy go and see the representative of the free venezuelan government in this body without delay with all due respect mr ambassador you shouldn't be here you should return to venezuela and tell nicolas maduro th

because of the direction in which israel is going now jews in the us are. you know very heavily in the democratic party and have a history of social justice and civil rights activism so to now see israel going down a path of fascism in which you can have a party like jewish power a part of netanyahu coalition a party that calls for the ethnic cleansing of palestinians and not just from inside israel but also in the occupied territories you can see that this is you know this is become very difficult for you know not you know the jewish community but also i'm merican in general and especially progressive in the democratic party that just cannot abide by this kind of racism and illiberal ism that we're seeing in israel son visiting fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace madam thank you for sharing your views with us. now there's been a fifth day of protests outside the army headquarters in sudan thousands of demonstrators are calling for president omar al bashir to step down he's coming under increasing pressure after several western nations

they can israel we don't. do anything many refugees opt for informal education offered by private charities that also gives them a break from the difficulties of camp life formal education for refugees and asylum seekers is a recent development here. when a representative from the great center for disease control came to talk to parents he said we're looking at a public health timebomb basically vaccinated they get a single shot for measles mumps and rubella that doesn't mean it's going moment requirements refugees who arrive on the aegean islands are kept here for much of their asylum process in case they have to be deported back to.