the, the, this is the w news, live cumberland is real leader publicly defies the us over gaza prime minister benjamin netanyahu results calls from the white house to scale back the war against him off and rejects any future palestinian states. also coming up the us and its allies considerable to move to funds you crane's war efforts. they're exploring the idea of seizing some $300000000000.00 of russian assets are frozen since the invasion began. the

i'm sarah kelly, welcome to the program. we begin with the war and gaza, where israel is pressing on with it's offensive in the territory south after rejecting calls from the united states to scale back in a televised address. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that israel would not stop fighting and gaza until it has destroyed him off, which is considered a terrorist group by israel, the united states, and others that and yahoo also rejected calls by the us to facilitate a post for palestinian state. as the fighting and gaza reduced on israel's increasingly at odds with its closest ally, the war and gaza is still backed by the united states. but the intensity of operations has come under us. scrutiny of israel says it won't cave to american pressure. prime minister benjamin netanyahu stresses israel won't scale back and

appear to reject the idea of creating a palestinian state. because in any arrangement, whether there isn't a code or not, these ready states must have security control of old, which have a tree west of the jordan river is a necessary condition. but that cost is with the principal of palestinian sovereignty. it doesn't matter what can i say? i've told our american friends this truth. i've also stopped this, the attempt to impose a reality on those that would hom israel security and is ready, prime minister should be able to say no, even to our best friends. no. when necessary? yes, when possible. and what the us has reiterated palestinian statehood is the only past to lasting piece. this will be we do believe it is. conflict is all conflicts. it will end at some point and that there needs to be a political path forward for the establishment of the policy. and you'd say that is the only way, not just to answer the legitimate hopes, dreams,

aspirations in the past. so many people, but it is also, this is critical the only way to provide the lasting security for the is really people. and it's not just the us trying to push the israeli government in a different direction. until of the protesters accused the government of pursuing aggressive policies. we as bring people to live in the jewish people, sending people these liberty as many fear and out, right? the rejection of palestinian statehood. now, we're only worse and regional tensions and trap israel and, and less conflict. so yes, the mecklenburg is with the middle east and north africa program at the think tank . chatham house, i asked him how much netanyahu's rejection of a 2 state solution is about appealing to his domestic audience, or sending a clear message to allies abroad city. so basically the question,

it was christian, but because nothing, you know, officials for many years, according to political needs, maybe his own political needs. ready st. paul and and so guy's info. and if he's sensitive and moving in, these are these against the policy and the statements executive. what? well, what the sides, why is the licensee, you talked about connex ational also so on the west bank and then it stopped the blowing cold. you stop done the ideal for next session and, and sign the agreement on or reflex the u. e in boston and all that blowing cold and nobody's ation. ready these countries that they'll please because invitational splits in your, in the mall and the other stuff to do any. ready anything you know, because he's facing for a collection guy because he failed miserably to, to. ready text the people in defend the people who is. ready on october. ready 7th, it's all about him staying info, but, you know,

he sends the message to the united states and sorry for being that the states to send the message. and we've seen the united states. they have steadily been ramping up pressure on israel regarding how this war has been progressing and especially that the human told that it has taken. it appears as if the united states keeps getting brushed off at least publicly. how much influence does washington still have over? is rarely policy, especially given the support that the us as providing financially and otherwise as i think i should do. and i could say, should they click on the arrows, it's nice to just search the clips that you did to show that to the friends sometimes say, you know, add to to a close friends. and that's exactly what they should say to me is that not to resources 5 in the 6 year with the concept not to stop boats. i'll conditionally, well even guys of. ready legs well the. ready then 24000, a nice many of them, a civilians at north,

so called i got some and that is actually not seeing a disagreement that as the spokes person, as i said, it'd be bossman spokesperson said, is the only light to go and do you know, the family, so then i mean that, that, that's, that's your own personal policy prescription for the united states. but, but ultimately, i mean, does the united states have that sort of influence over israel? do you think that it could get it to change tact because it's just yeah, it's like but it might have been but the same time we know that kind of goes to nations between the. ready space and the answer and then deliver. ready and i could say is phone the one i'm not on the phone service off the flow before the benefits is the. ready that that states politically become active. ready economically make it totally so cause is or because it's also it's elizabeth the visa visa, a visa visa, or at this point don't don't use of us in a way that to this house its own interest. it's also

a military. the rest is the same itself and by doing that, this stays designed in the new installation and i understand the selection. ready also to think about using ties originally into this global interest. and also in this case, i basically have to look up the results. so is because we saw that to say here. and that was using michael bird with the middle east and north africa program at the think tank to have them house in london. europe is also pushing israel to agree on terms for a post for future. the european parliament has adopted a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire, but the resolution contains the stipulation that mos designated as a terrorist group by the you must be dismantled and that all is rarely hostages, kidnapped by him aust, during the october step of the terror attacks on southern israel must be released. the resolution also calls for renewed efforts to find a last name political solution to the complex. i asked you to use brussels

correspond to jack park, how important this resolution is as well as long as the symbolic it is in no way, legally binding the european union. this isn't a representation of the european union. this is only a representation of the institution of the european parliament. the vote was passed by 312. i was in favor, a 131 against was 72 extensions. and if you quickly do the mass, that means that we're a $200.00 and any piece the didn't even attend the vote, a total of the $705.00, i mean p's in highs. now, as you mentioned, the stipulation that the cold for a permanent seas 5 would only come with the condition that the how much terrorist organization was dismantled. and all of these really hostages were released. that sort of like a particularly sensitive right little make is in your pin parliament to get behind the vote and vote in favor of it. and those come the as have a live d is ready to use essentially, to accept this as a vote. the is right,

emissions of your opinion has brief saying that because of those copies, that's what they want. they want the hostages released and they want how much dismantled, and then they would like to cease fire as well. so as i say, it's not legally binding, but it is a symbolic test. it from the european parliament. they want to make sure that there is a sort of aim towards finding a way to peace in the situation. that is jack parents there, and brussels. israel and gaza have been in focus of the world economic forum in davos, switzerland as well to w correspondence and fizzle and has the view from their this conflict has overshadowed this conference. first and foremost, the israel home us war leaders, he calling on both sides to lay down their arms as it is closer and closer towards a regional conflict. isaac had so because way the president said that a game changer and all of this would be the normalization of relations between israel and saudi arabia. something that was very close about

a 100 days ago before this war broke out. he pleaded with participants to stand with israel saying this was a fight for will peace beneficial in their, in davos. a quick look at some other headlines from around the world. humans who the rebels have launched a fresh missile attack on an american own shift in the red sea. no damage or injuries were reported. the wrong back to militia has been targeting shipping in the waterways since november, saying it's acting in solidarity with palestinians. rare footage from north korea shows to teenage boys being sentenced to 12 years hard labor for watching television dramas from south korea. the 16 year olds were sentenced in front of hundreds of students. entertainment from south korea, including popular tv shows, known as k dramas, is banned in the north. japan has released computer generated images of a simulated lunar landing. it's moves night permission is set to land for real on

friday. if all goes well, a robot will then just embark and explore the lunar surface. japan is aiming to become the 5th country to put a spaceship on the moon. in russia of protests over the jailing of a local act of us have spreads the regional capital police arrested protesters during a rally and will fight in the central russian republic of bush chorused quarters. don activist file i see last was sentenced to 4 years in prison. for allegedly inciting hatred. he had been campaigning for the protection of the local gosh keira language. as move now to the ukraine war and a potential new source of funding for keeps defense effort. the united states is reportedly looking into the possibility of seizing some $300000000.00 in frozen russian assets. now, the bottom administration has been exploring this idea as

a future for us funding, if they've remains caught up in a domestic budget dispute. but any such move to claim russian funds could come at a cost with russia warning washington, it would respond in kind several weeks of to these images announced rushes invasion of ukraine to the world. the us and the you retaliated by freezing around $300000000000.00 worth of russian state assets, but nearly 2 years old and with no end in sight to the war, washington and its allies and now talking about taking the more radical step of not just freezing the russian assets, but confiscating them kids is keen for this to happen. to move in 2024, one of the key tasks is redirecting the frozen assets of the russian federation in

the west towards ukrainian recovery in the united states. the european union and other countries have come closer to resolving this issue. going with the ukranian president brought him is the landscape has been pushing for this for a while as a way of punishing russia and also financing the will as it is a time when result seems to be fracturing in some places. ok. but most go say it's a us and its allies go ahead. it will respond by seizing west and assets and has already drawn up a list. a spokesman for the kremlin also said such a move would not just violate international law, but on the mind of the nations by casting doubts in the in viability of property trim. you know, general no, such a theory can be legal. it can only be pseudo legal, and most importantly, it will be a significant blow to the foundations of the international economy. but

as a walgreens on, suppose, if the scheme say seizing such a large sum of russian money could change the cost of the conflict by strengthening keeps position. not just any tools, but also on the battlefield. so 10 its frozen russian assets to be used in ukraine. well, my colleague beneficial and at the world economic farm caught up with american born british feet on seer ben browder. he was once in charge of the largest investment fund in russia. here's what he said. we're in a kind of a, a crucial moment right now where you crane is running out of ammunition. ukraine is running out of resources. the west who had been promised to stay as long as it took are now hesitating. we've seen on gary ends block. uh, you funds $50000000000.00 view funds. we've seen some small group of far. right. republicans block us funds. and so this is really, really more

a question of how does ukraine when the war and what funds do they need during the war? and so i would say that that the frozen russian assets should be used for defense 1st. and what's the worse over then? we can talk about reconstruction. the goldsmith? i'm not saying in the late seventy's shlomo smiles, now make good stuff, but not the man who had to maintain him to use like to voc, no was date. was it suicide? the evidence raised has done what really happened. starts january 27th on dw in w to day dylan taylor.