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reached a critical mass. tonight, reports that both sides have agreed to a cease fire to take effect friday. now that's exactly what the german foreign minister visited israel wanted to hear today is exactly what the you in general assembly was demanding in new york today. it's not exactly what the us president demanded yesterday, but this does break the cycle of violence and that's better late than never on brit gulf and berlin. this is the day the the reason why i'm a year, it's relatively simple. i'm here to express our full so there is due to the history of the people. we have always emphasized that israel has the right to self defense . and israel is now making use of it will finish. i would like to personally thank you for the fact that germany has been supporting israel from day one and that

comes from the heart. not only representing the government but the people of israel in our time of need. so thank you can come to me and thank you very much. also coming up, the u. s. economy is coming out of an unprecedented corona virus coma. businesses are hiring and offering pre pandemic wages. and that is why many americans are simply not going back to work. so even paying more, we're not seeing the numbers that we need to see. 8000000 job openings are available in the u. s, but they largely remain unfilled where there are many reasons for that. it seems that the large colbert relieve payments are one reason why many low income workers believe they're better off with unemployment age than working a paid job to our viewers on p b. s. in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the

day with a ceasefire between israel and hamas. there were rumors circulating all day thursday and they turned into truth this evening. the israeli cabinet and a home oss official both confirming the truth which takes effect tonight. it brings to an end 11 days and nights of israeli bombardments in the gaza strip. and hamas rocket fire aimed at is railey cities. now, most rockets were intercepted by israel's iron don't, but not all of them. civilians have suffered most on both sides. more than a dozen dead in israel. more than 200 palestinians killed. i just spoke with our corresponded tanya kramer. she's in jerusalem and i asked her about the pressure on both sides to come to an agreement with this sci fi. yes, it does. and i think also israel, i mean we heard the israeli prime minister netanyahu this week several times saying that israel wants to continue that. he wanted the campaign to continue. but it

seems that also the pressure was mounting to come to an end. and the addictions had been mediating together all through the united nations behind the scenes. but what we are looking at now is of course, what does this proposal entail? what kind of see for a cease fire? are we talking about? and for the moment, at least, and i have to stress details are still coming in, of course, is that we're talking about a quiet for quiet formula. it was said it's unconditional, but that means 1st of all, this is a hold or cessation of hostilities. and that might also tell us that maybe about some more of the details to be agreed upon or talked about later as we've seen in previous actually rounds of facilities. so if we compared this conflict with what we saw in 2014, that fighting last 50 days,

50, this conflict so far has lasted 11 days. the cease fire coming much more quickly. how much does this have to do in your opinion? you've, you've seen these developments, how much does it have to do with the fact that we're looking at in this israeli political establishment that is much more shaky than it was 7 years ago? we also have a prime minister who's facing criminal charges. well i think what we seen and i think that's what quite interesting was what a heard from from all sides also from people in gaza was a very intensive fighting that some people have said, you know, this, this 10 days or 11 days of conflict was worse than what, you know, some days during this longer conflict in 2014. but of course, i mean you have to look also here at the political situation. we're talking about a caretaker government in israel. prime minister netanyahu had not managed to build

a coalition, actually his rivals were trying. now to build a coalition, we're not quite sure at the moment where this stands. so all of that of course, plays a role and also on the palestinian side elections were cancelled. and now suddenly hum us a took over, you know, the issue of jerusalem and all the problems that we have been seeing, you know, the pending eviction of publishing and families from east jerusalem. all these underlying issues also of this conflict that we've been seeing. you know, we have great attentions in the weeks leading up to this conflict between home, off and israel. a correspondence on kramer in jerusalem tonight with the latest on this very fluid situation. news that a ceasefire has been agreed to between israel and him os didn't take effect at 2 am local time. tanya is always thinking or earlier i spoke to natalie told she's, she's director of the institute

a 40 into nazi anomaly enroll. she is also a special advisor to european union foreign policy chief, joseph burrell. of the p and union is the biggest donor of aid to the palestinians . and i asked mr. g, about using that leverage and demanding from palestinian president mark would boss that he finally called fair and free elections in the palestinian territories. well, i think you're absolutely right. but i think that here, the real tragedy is that as your opinions, we haven't been forceful enough precisely on this points. and the reason why we haven't been forceful on it is unfortunate the also because not only are your opinions as americans, as indeed is res. we quote unquote fear the results of elections as we indeed indeed happened back in 2006. so this is why i say yes, there is potential leverage, but that leverage is not you know, when you say you are afraid of possible results from these elections,

obviously you're talking about her moss. there are critics who say that european union money that's going to the palestinians is actually also being used to support her mos in gaza. what do you say to those critics? i would say that it's not really i mean to meet the main criticism to be levied against you. assistance for the palestinian authority is actually of a different nature. it's basically support that have been proven quote, subsidizing in many respects, the occupation. i mean, it's very clear, but it's the common thing, sorry, if you will have to invent it and we have been paying for it now. so long as we have the idea, the dream of a 2 state solution, in the sense that kind of thing, authority was the embryo of that state. but it's very clear. and this complex has made it increasingly clear that we are actually already living in a one phase reality. unfortunately,

in that dream or 2 state solution is increasingly distant. i spoke last week with the former us special envoy to the 2014 piece, talked in israel between israel and the palestinians. and he told me that what we need in the region is new leadership for both the israelis and the palestinians. is that the same thinking that you have inside the european union? i mean, i think, you know, by all means is very, is very, very that with on in israel with no from ya, we're not going to be anything different than what we have seen over the years as it's increasingly clear. and i think this particular out to finance is made it even more latent how not moved about is just way past is great basically. so absolutely. i mean they have to be a renewal of leadership. and here i'm thinking mainly about the palestinian and

obviously this also goes with the idea over conciliation. as well as of c, it's kind of reconnection between the west bank and gaza. natalie told she's special advisor to you. hi representative joseph burrell. miss church. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you. the a german soldier suspected of posing as a syrian refugee and plotting attacks against prominent politicians went on trial today. he's known as franco a and he's accused of stockpiling weapons and planning to carry out acts of violence. the case is attracting a lot of attention here in germany and across europe because it highlights the presence of suspected right we extremist, inside the military. never had the trial opening, franco, a proclaimed his innocence in front of the press. he denies the charges leveled

against him by the prosecution. to unplug it, we have an indictment that deals with an offense of preparing and active violence that endangers the state of i've taught for years franco, a lead a double life while working as a soldier for the german armed forces. he registered himself as a syrian refugee prosecutor, the q, him of planning attacks on high ranking politicians with the intention of blaming them on migrants and asylum seekers. my, my dont have my client dressed as an immigrant. i cant see anything in that. that's dangerous to the state. what i do see as a danger to the state is when parts of the government and work together with criminal. and that has unfortunately happened here. some of them was up. i'm on the lead in franco. a faith is up to 10 years in prison. the trial is expected to left

until august, when our political correspondent thomas barrow, he's following the trial. i spoke with him earlier and began by asking him to explain how this case cuts across much of german society. this case is certainly significant, and it in fact has gone a lot of national and international attention since franco. a was detained a few years ago. part of that attention has to do with the unique circumstances of his profile. the fact that he led that double life, as we saw in our report, the fact that he was a soldier, what, at the same time, also registering the asylum seeker and planning those act of violence. but it also has to do with the fact that franco, a is an example of a wider problem here in germany. his case, not only revealed some of the shortcomings of germany's immigration system at the height of the so called refugee crisis and the administrative mistakes that

actually led for him to be registered as an asylum seeker. but more importantly than that, it also revealed some of the, of the worries of the concerns that many people have when it comes to far right. extremism within germany's military, within germany, security forces are 2 very big issues here as well. but on the other hand, you also have to consider the fact that we're talking about a very unique case of franco a that also reveals some very important aspects about german security and german far right extremism within germany, security force ah, a russian government crackdown against supporters of jailed opposition. figure like seen a volney is costing many workers, their jobs, trade union say a wave of politically motivated firings has swept through state run companies. the w corresponded uri reset of met one subway worker. he was fired for signing a prone of all the petition today of guineas,

donovan is just a guest and moscow's famous metro system. but just a month ago, he worked here as an escalator technician. then monday he received his dismissal papers without warning. john of which says he was fired for political reasons. she thought they mean the history of the i was surprised at 1st, but then he felt awful. but then i got angry. on an online petition proved to be his downfall in april and the run up to the protest demanding the release of alex volney. he signed the document in support of the opposition leader. he was just one of about 400000 russians to do so. let meeting the i've never been to a protest. i'm not interested in the volley as a politician, but as a human being and a citizen of this country and just like him, each one of us can be subject to the whims of the authorities. the police change

tank at the most recent major protests in moscow on april 21st instead of mass arrest. many activists were subjected to intimidation and punishment. days later this was repression. many were visited by police after the protest somewhere charged and jailed. others were fired or thrown out of college to the firing of guinea. donovan was not an isolated incident. moscow's metro workers' union is currently being inundated with similar cases. not done it up about ruling. we've received more than 40 complaints on the phone. but i think there will be even more about 60 dismissals altogether. nobody at all costs. when the mouse firings were brought up at a press conference kremlin speaker dmitri past calls maintained that the workers were let go for having taken part in unauthorized protests. and then employers tend

the right to do so. but you have guineas, donovan claims he has never taken part in a protest because anyone can make mistakes. but i didn't. i voice my political opinion. if the state carries out such punishments, it'll achieve the opposite of its aims. will want to join the opposition. i've always been silent, but no more checking which together with his union ge donovan plans to seal his employer the moscow metro. although he doesn't believe he'll succeed, he wants to keep fighting, even if it's only a symbolic gesture. ah, the american economy is coming back, moving again after more than a year of an unprecedented pandemic paralysis on thursday, the latest jobs report showed that the number of american seeking unemployment aid fell last week to a new pandemic low of 444000 republican lawmakers say this justifies decisions in several states to stop those federal aid checks of $300.00 per week.

in fact, they say the a discourage is the unemployed from going back to work. some unemployed say they want to work, but only if they're paid a living wage. it shouldn't be too much to ask. but for many employers offering minimum wage is asking too much. and that is why jobs are remaining unfilled across america. the finally some normalcy boardwalks of the jersey shore. people are dreaming about summer sun and wait. ah, the peers amusement park to be opened in wildwood, new jersey. and it seems like the rosy side of life is coming back again. but for the business owners,

there still is one big problem that keeps them from going back to normal operations . the biggest obstacle we have right now is hiring. we are struggling like we have never struggled in our 50 year history. we cannot get enough people to fill our rosters and hiring has become the new pandemic. mores piers has 1500 job openings to fill. the amusement park is even offering $15.00 an hour more than the minimum wage with little success. i think that it's not so much a wage issue as just the supply and demand issue, and there's less people in the workforce. so even paying more, we're not seeing the numbers that we need to see. 8000000 job openings are available in the u. s, but they largely remain unfilled where there are many reasons for that. it seems that the large corporate relief payments are one reason why many low income workers believe they're better off with unemployment age than working a paid job. i don't. student workers from overseas are filling in here,

but the amusement park owner, se slow visa processing and close borders are another obstacle. there's little delta d again with children and enjoying the right question is, will there be enough personnel to operate at all of our doors? we now from washington, good evening to you, oliver. your report illustrates what economists have warned us about. there will be an economy pre pandemic, and there will be an economy post pandemic. they will not be one and the same. and that is what you found right now. good evening, brand rights. that is right. so the economy is on the rise here in the u. s. at the same time, the unemployment claims are going down, but it seems we are stuck here. to a certain extent, a lot of businesses across the whole country are struggling right now to find new

employees. and that is what we've seen in our report here from the amusement park in new jersey. the labor market seems shrunk during the pandemic. and that was exactly what the human resources president of the amusement park was referring to when she's, when she called hiring being the new pandemic. that is, in part of the $300.00 weekly paycheck that unemployed people are receiving right now. there are numbers saying that one in for workers are actually receiving more from those unemployment benefits than from working a paid job. the u. s. a chamber of commerce therefore, is asking for an end of those benefits because they believe that this is essentially one reason why a lot of people don't want to go back to works. where do we know how many states will be cutting these federal unemployment age checks? and i'm wondering, will the loss of $300.00 checks each week? will that be enough to make low wage jobs attractive? again?

well, republican governors, i'm planning to drop these benefits in at least 21 u. s. states as soon as next month. certainly that would create an incentive follow income workers to go back to work. but the critics also say that this doesn't make those jobs more attractive again, and rather raises pressure on low income workers to go back to work, to forces them, essentially to go back to work at the minimum wage. and as you know, the debate about this a minimum wage here in the u. s. really has a political dimension. some democrats have been calling for raising the minimum wage, including president 5 and others, including the republicans, say that this will add another burden to, especially to small businesses that have suffered a lot during the pandemic. they're paying more, they could potentially default, you know, all of it when i was watching your story. i was thinking this is, this is really a european american story. the pandemic has forced the u. s. federal government to

provide unemployment assistance at levels that are commonplace. here in europe, american workers, they tried it, they like it, and they don't want to return to business or to work as usual. what's the feeling, what, what do you get? well, that be understandably sold to a certain extent, because as you know, low income workers here in the us are in a tough spot. we all know those stories of people working 2 to 3 jobs a just to make ends meet at the end of the month. and they say, of course, why do it if it's all absolutely necessary, that is why democrats want to raise the minimum wage. the last attempt to do so stalled and congress just a few weeks ago because of some republican resistance incentive. alright, or very on oliver. sell it on the story for tonight in washington. oliver is always thank you. the

summer is coming and that is good news if you want to travel within europe or to europe on vacation today, european union leaders agreed on a new e u y the coven, 19 vaccine, passport the digital certificate is designed to give a much needed boost to the travel season by waving quarantine requirements for some people, the document will state whether a person has been vaccinated, tested negative, or recently recovered from the corona by but with corona, virus restriction is still in place. many people here in germany are wondering when they'll be able to visit their usual holiday spots. one of the most popular destinations in germany's baltic coast officials in the state of slashing holstein are running a pilot project to test how tourism could work. in a 2nd, summer of the pandemic. d, w, corresponding new drug storage reports tonight from the town of attorney for the

tourists are flocking to the baltic sea resort of florida and shops are open. there have been no new infections here in the past week. the 7 day incidence value is 0.0 . why is so kind to us, no tourism is not even de tourists can come to this region and staying in a hotel or go to a restaurant without a roof of a negative corona virus. 10. we've implemented this rule very consistently over the last 4 weeks on does have video and if you have often the consequence on because it's thanks to it's testing policy, the whole state of sneezing hush time can now open up for tourism not just pilot projects like you are an icon for strict rules still apply? yeah, miss, i get this. we've now tested how we can deal with the tourism responsibly, which means that hosts are no well prepared because the number of bookings is excellent. boat owners are also pleased with the easing of rule from seaside resorts and harbors up until now excursions on smaller and larger boats were not

allowed. here. we can finally offer excursions, i'm sure to boats. again, we're very confident and hopeful about the future. we've had a lot of inquiries, and many people have football charts. fontaine honestly, don jo shinla is also optimistic before the pandemic. he organized concerts on the beach during the shut down photo became a model region as part of a pilot project. and corona virus testing stations were needed. he has operated this one for a few weeks. and it wasn't that hard because we're familiar with the sector. we have the right equipment and technology, thanks to the concerts and events we put on. but we have tens shipping containers and we actually have everything we need, i list, but all, when the pilot project ends, the same rules will apply throughout the college di authorities expect the number of intention to rise with the increasing number of tourists. strict hunting rules will not be yet over. this is my hope, it will be

a good season. some tourists are probably still afraid to go abroad and we offer a lot here on the coast, sunshine beaches, great hotels. we have great hopes on this, but we can benefit from all that again, this year we can go whatever happens the whole of northern germany is reaping the rewards of this pilot project, a blueprint for the entire region. and the day is almost done. the conversation continues online, you'll find us on twitter, either a d w news. you can follow me at brent golf tv. every member, whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day. we'll see you then everybody who's the the, who's the

the, me, to the point. strong opinion, clear positions, international perspective. the past 10 days, i've seen the worst violence between israelis and palestinians in years, a deadly flare up between the israeli army and the militant group that has people the world over asking middle east crisis. what can stop the cycle assigned to the point? the next dw, it's like noah's ark in the middle of the desert, abu dhabi natural oasis, right next door to exquisite luxury, lies

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have their hopes been fulfilled. 10 years after the arab spring, rebellion starts june 7th on d. w. the it's the worst violence between israelis and palestinians in years a deadly flare up between the israeli army and the palestinian militant group, hamas that is also taking a toll and mixed era of jewish cities within israel. after violent clashes at the alex and mosque in jerusalem, the rocket fire from guys and began with come out targeting tell of these and what it claims were military base is in southern and central israel. israel's military hit back with air strikes on hamas command centers as well as gardens transport and medical systems more.