the, the, this is the w news live from berlin us president joe biden promises a massive increase in humanitarian aid for gaza. for night i'm directed us military to lead and merge the mission to establish a temporary peer and the mediterranean coast of gosh, can receive large shipments, trying to water medicines, a temporary show 5 and makes the pledge during his state of the union speech trying to sell a vigorous version of american leadership to skeptical voters and the world's also coming up in error keeps east jerusalem. a somber mood dominates a head of ramadan. we will look at the situation where

a mid fears of renewed violence at the all. ok, so mosque. the sarah kelly, welcome to the program president joe biden has announced that the us military will build a temporary port on the gaza coast. it will be used to deliver aid the palestinian territory by the outlines the plan in his state of the union address. he also pledge to keep on supporting ukraine and its war against russia. the speech laid out his vision for america's future. in contrast with that of the likely republican presidential candidate, donald trump. a high stakes speech for us president joe biden. his last state of the union address before elections with the us middle east policy under scrutiny binding announced american troops will build

a temporary port on gas as coast to boost 8 there. he also called on israel to protect civilian lives. leadership, this is real. i say this humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or guardianship protecting and saving into some lives has to be preferred. as we looked at the future, the only real solution to the situation is a 2 state solution over time. turning to the ukraine war by an appeal to congress to support the nation in defending itself against russia. he lashed out at ex president donald trump for encouraging russia to invade nato allies to didn't spend more on defense for the soul of our nation. hallmark further assessing a former republican president tell us food quote,

to whatever that, how you want to quote for the present actually said that boeing down the russian later, i think it's outrages is dangerous and it's on acceptable. america's oldest sitting president, use the speech to address concerns about his age and whether or not he is fit for another term. the weather younger old i've always been known, i've always known what are the doors i've known on north star? the very idea of america has ever all crated he deserves to be treated equally throughout our lives. we've never fully lived up to that idea, but we've never walked away from that either. i won't walk away from it. now. republicans have criticize the address for being too political. the bind supporter say it's proved that he can handle another 4 years in office

and let's get more on all of this. we are joined here in the studio by dw reporter william blue cross, who was also one of the that he is us analysts. and let's just begin with we're actually finding began to speech, which was a very strong warning about russia and putin. and it's coming against the backdrop of this huge partisan divide over approving more funding for ukraine. right, right. it's, which is what i'm surprised, that job. i didn't, didn't take the investment tax, there's been this push among ukraine supporters to sell more a to ukraine, not as a bad as some kind of gift or charity, but as an investment in the american economy. because a lot of that money that's going to your craner would go to ukraine, comes back to the us in the form of with ins, right? buying weapons from american manufacturers, which of course is a huge sector in the american economy. i was surprised job. i didn't didn't touch on that to try to make that economic case for the a to try to push it through desktop installed in congress for so long and stalled.

let's, let's remember mostly because of hang ups on migration, which is a massive political issue that the republicans don't want to relent on to give a democrats and you'll buy them any kind of victory and this election year. it's not so much the ukraine a yay. or nay, to support for ukraine, because i think there is still trump a side support for supporting ukraine against russia, but it's getting lost in this campaign in here. okay, let's talk a little bit about where he ended the speech in fact, and this is really been getting most headlines. we have to say he made this announcement that his direct in the us military to build this was the calling it at a temporary pierre to aid gaza. you know, he's come under a lot of criticism for his policies in the middle east. so tell us a little bit more about how this particular move now fits into that. we need to learn a lot more about what this peer is gonna look like. we just from an engineering perspective, how is this going to be billed? how long will take a feasible is it? there's so many open questions also have the security um, the security aspects in terms of putting us troops at least if are in harm's way,

close to harm's way, with a lot of malevolent actors who would like to see harm be done to us assets in that region, there's a lot of questions here about how the soul will work. and it's almost a tacit acknowledgment that us leverage over israel hasn't worked despite how much, how much political pressure that the us could exert on israel as it's closest. now i waited for the israel is right, and because anyone who's in the business will tell you that these air drops are insufficient. that, that a c port is insufficient. and the only way to really get 8 in the air is overland with the trucks. that is sort of a tried and true method of helping a civilian population that is rose and dragging its feet on that. joe biden himself pointed out and criticize israel for not doing enough on so it's almost like, okay, israel's not budging on this issue for us. we'll find another way in, but it's probably going to be too little and possibly too late, isabel, for its part would say that it is actually doing a lot. so we just, just to say,

there are a number of narratives that are out there and tell us a little bit more about, you know, what this means for the domestic public in the united states, especially with the election coming up in november. i mean, this was essentially a campaign speech, wasn't it? of course, where we are moving full steam ahead into campaign season, a re match or 2020 joe biden. donald trump almost shirley, and joe by was in good form. he was energetic, he looked like he enjoyed sparring with, with the republicans, but publican heckler's foreign policy doesn't play a huge role in us elections. like in many countries, people are concerned about domestic issues. but these elections are spin on the margins and if there are a few 1000 voters in strategic areas of the united states, unhappy with the president position on anything but specifically with what's going on and gaza, that could turn an election. okay, going to craft. thank you so much and the head of the plan do us

temporary port for gaza, a ship belonging to spanish and g o. open arms will test the c a cord or the ship will depart from cypress, where it has been loaded with food aid provided by celebrity chef jose andreas european commission. president ursula funder line said that the e u. together with the u. s. united arab emirates and other countries will sponsor the route. here's more of and today we are facing issue many terry and catastrophe in gaza. and we stand by the innocent civilians in palestine. and this is why europe is financing a major humanitarian, 8 effort, fault, honest opinions in gaza and in the region. we're not very close to the opening of the car. are you doing? hopefully this saturday this sunday. and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today. and for more on this,

let's bring in data view correspond to tanya kramer, who is joining us from jerusalem. so, you know, tanya, we, we've heard from the americans now we've heard from the europeans on, on these plans to build this temporary port. which of these rarely have to say the government there as well. we didn't get any of that for some reaction on that yet. but in the, in a way it's seen here as it will most likely take the pressure off of the israeli government. they will be, of course, in both of it'd be a screening process involved as with all the goods going into gaza. and that always has been, you know, a point of discussion and of problems as well as slowing down the 8 going into a goes a bit. but it's being discussed here. how's it seeing here is that, you know, after the united states have 4 weeks now, hold on the is really government to basically increase the humanitarian aid or to open more crossing. so more 8 could go in via the land of borders.

it doesn't seem to have a persuade, it's the, it's where the government to do so that has been a lot of told to among the humanitarian come community. and also close for opening the iris crossing which is in the north of calls of this house, been the crossing where human to terrance went through before the war diplomats and also during the list that has been damaged on october, a 7 during the turbo tax, but it has been closed since and das would be a direct way into a northern garza where the situation is extremely difficult for people. and also we've been seeing, of course, in the past weeks, you know, that the countries like united states, a jordan, has started to drop age from the sky is because that is not enough 8, as they are saying coming into y'all's. the now is a refutes that they say that is enough, it's coming in,

but it's the distribution and we have this side that is not working. tanya, tell us just briefly, you know, all eyes are really on ramadan because we heard from many guns a couple of weeks ago. he said that the hostages must be released by then that they must get this temporary cease fire deal done with a moss, a moss left the talks in cairo yesterday. where to think stand as well. uh that has been this time, i'm a sort of timeline given by the mediators that they wanted to see such a deal of being a done by ramadan. but as it looks like this is highly unlikely. ramadan starts in the coming days, but the beginning of next week, but we understand what the hospitalization has left. there are reports that talks will continue apparently. so there are, you know, still the sticking points. how most is route wanted to have get a list from how most of the surviving hostages that have not been provided

a this list. and also have also said they want to see a full withdrawal from uh, from israel, from garza and the return of residence to the northern part of process so that a lot of sticking points left. so we will not probably see a deal by ramadan, but it's not a completely over yet. tanya cramer, with a view from jerusalem, thank you. and germany and several other countries have been urging israel and to last to reach us east fire in gaza before ramadan. but it looks as if that's off the cards for dallas. we've been hearing israel launched it's offensive and gaza against mos militants after the october 7th terror attacks in arab east jerusalem ramadan. preparations are happening in the shadow of the war. he w talks with people there about what they expect for this ramadan, east jerusalem's old city. it's usually festive at this time of year. but the war and gaza has left many here and a somber mood. now shops are open,

but there are no decorations or lights. there are no stupid eaves this. you don't feel rama done. and there are people who have food to eat. but there are a lot of people that want to be able to eat because there's no food liking garza and i'm going to go, this is not ramadan. it's more like a funeral home to pay condolences in with them because in know, the situation is very sad we just have and we can't even think about what will happen and we can't even comprehend what is happening. so bring them to a $101.00. there is no sense of anything festivals. there is no ramadan when i see it. i'm all done. beyond the depressed mood, there are also worries about the alex, a mosque. one of is moms holy is places also known as the temple mount the holy site in judaism after her mos called on palestinians to visit in great numbers during ramadan. right wing members of israel's cabinet called for severe

restrictions on visitors. but earlier this week, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel would met a similar number of visitors as in previous years. this was welcomed by the islamic custodian of the holy site. and almost when you're done, we are very delighted that there are matters that have started to become clear to muslims in this bless edmunds regarding the opening of the doors of alex on mosque to all visitors without age restrictions, according to the decisions we have heard. and learned about them. i've been, i've been caught up. there is one bright spot, special ramadan suites hotel. i have a field folded pancake. may i see it on the line with them? there is no rama done without so tell you, when everyone will have it and bring it home to any of these land law for you. some traditions into your no matter what, as muslims in east jerusalem and around the world prepare for their holy months.

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