use like microbes to be annihilated even 77 years after the holocaust hatred towards juice is still pervasive. the history of anti semitism starts july, 2nd on d. w with ah ah, there's a dw news live from berlin. today we focus on ukraine's hopes of joining the european union presents lindsley calling this week historic. a key decision is expected on ukraine's cannon seas for the european union. and it comes as the lensky warns of more russian attacks and his country also coming up in israel

a 5th election in less than 4 years. prime minister in of tale bennett's 8 party coalition crumbles. only a year after the government was formed and a top german art festival covers one of its works after receiving complaints that it portrayed jewish people using anti semitic stereotypes for making a statement about the israeli palestinian conflict. ah, i married children, welcome to the program. we begin with a warning for europe from ukrainian president vulgar zalinski. he says, other european country should be bracing for potentially hostile activity from moscow. zelinski says you craning you crane face of the historic week as the weights a landmark decision from you, leaders on its bid for candidate status. but that could prompt russia to intensify

its aggression against ukraine and its western supporters. a russian missile plunged into ukrainian soil in the city of lazy chance. no one is safe across the river. the city of several on yet has been reduced to rubble by fierce fighting as russia's offensive in the dawn. both reading grinds on the fears, at least chance is next to that. most residents have fled to them, but some are stuck near me. fix up, you can, but we have nothing left. everything was burned down. the most important thing is to get my sick father out. that's all that matters to me. i don't know how long he can survive. oh, i don't think this war is going to end soon. you know, i sure they live in sellers to increase their chances of survival. now do you the

pricing for a predicted escalation in russia's campaign of destruction which lindman shot this week. we should expect greater hostile activity from russia and the earth against you, crane. but also against other european countries. li rhodesian, crying we are preparing mount. we are ready. ah, zelinski believes that russia will react to the european union's decision this week on whether ukraine will become a candidate for membership even considering ukrainian membership is a dramatic shift in the youth position and runs counter to do cremins efforts to pull ukraine into its hold. it by force german foreign minister, an alina babel on monday, voice her support, head of a meeting of e. u. foreign ministers for the, you know, i got to was on friday is a special meeting. you're fine. we are gathered ahead of a historic moment. was smoking,

we all have to realize that the membership countries have a special responsibility when yawn in. none of us want to look back at this a few years and think, how could we not make you look for this opportunity and use advice? i'm still on the promise of europe. hope for you, crane, and it fight for survival. earlier we spoke to you hold off the screening president lensky, foreign policy advisor, and deputy head of the president's office. we asked him of what this historic week and how confident he was that ukraine would get the green light from the start session talks. first was that if you've got the previous speak was the opinion of the european commission, and many would not believe this banana would be positive. now have this positive opinion break. imagine the european union member states to support these up in you . plus also we have the support of several leaders, a leader be in countries council shorts,

president monochrome prime minister drug produced a right to support his phone conversation with president street. so definitely this is a consensus decision. you cannot be 100 percent. sure. you can be sure only after there's a decisions me, but if we have more positive then even several, the before expectations on the final decision or the european council is a round up now of other stories related to the war were following for you at this hour the use top diplomat has called watches blockade of ukrainian ports, a war crime that brings the risk of famine with it. joseph burrell made the comments as european union foreign ministers met to discuss the war and food security. millions of tons of we are currently stuck in ukrainian ports. moscow is called a move by lithuania, the block rail transit between russia and its enclave of colon and grad illegal. the area is which between nato members, lithuania and poland, clinic, red goods, are subject to use sanctions against russia. lithuania,

says its decision is in compliance with the embargo over the editor of one of russia's last independent newspapers, dmitri motor of as auctioned off his 2021 nobel peace prize metal. the metal fetched a record of $103500000.00, which will be donated to help children displaced by the war and ukraine. israel's 8 party government coalition is falling apart. its members say they plan to dissolve the parliament, which would mean fresh elections as early as october. the coalition has been in office for just one year and suffered a setback in april losing us once the majority in the castle connected. it survived to know confidence votes earlier on monday, prime minister nestali bennett is expected to step aside with foreign minister. yeah, or loppy, replacing him in a caretaker role until a new government is sworn. and now,

earlier we asked you to read jerusalem correspondence, tonya kramer, if the dissolution of natal naphtali, bennett's government came as a surprise to most israelis. well, i have to tell you, i think it didn't really come as a surprise to many israelis. there were signs and recent months and weeks at this coalition was not lost, it's full term. so both the prime minister and of tal dependent and a foreign minister, yellow pete of who's also the his also the alternate prime minister. and they realized that deborah had run out of options to hold this coalition. together . mister bennet denied highlighted the achievements of this government, but he also said it was a tough decision. but was the best for the country also lied, that this government had increasingly no problems to cause actually legislation in thickness it, most recently, the government failed to pass to extend actually an emergency law that pertains to

israel law, in settlements in the occupied westbank. the both mr. bennett a mr. pete had said early in his statement that they had agreed to dissolve the connected and that mr. repeatable to take over as caretaker, prime minister until the next elections, which will most likely take place in october. a court in japan has uphold a ban on same sex marriage is constitutional. 3 same sex couples had sued for compensation, seen their right to equality and for union was being violated in a blow to l. g. b t writes, the court rejected the romance, anger and disappointment for the theme, sex couples in japan who petitioned for their right to maddie. the osaka district court ruling has come as a shock. he knew he hung it to the level. only i think it is a dead,

a bit of drooling deed was that it does constitutional that people are being discriminated against for their sexuality, something that cannot change a hotel. i am extremely furious and i am very disappointed. he go yo contadino. the court rejected the petitioners claim that a ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. and against that i to equality. it admitted to the need for public and parliamentary debate on the rights of same sex couples, but stopped shy of taking a stand in favor of them. the ruling surprisingly, dan countered to that of another district court in 2021, which had found the ban on same sex marriage on constitutional japan is the only g 7 nation that does not recognize same sex marriage. does some

municipalities support to limited rights? couple still cannot inherit each other's assets or have bad into rights over each other's children. white conservative attitudes persist in japan open in both shore, that the majority favor theme, sex matter, channel momentum, lively. the court should acknowledge that the benz unconstitutional, japanese society is becoming more open, but things are still different. yos, it makes me pink. what's wrong with japan? we hope i think japanese people nowadays have more interest in edgy de q issue was that, but they're still discomfort here. when compared to other countries. i personally hope that will change. must it along these petitioners won't be giving up any time soon. their next stop dacy is the osaka high court. let's take a quick look now at some other stories making headlines at this hour. tens of

thousands of people have rallied in georgia's capital, tbilisi, and supportive joining the european union. the european commission has held off on recommending george's candidacy and set conditions, including traditional reforms and progress on media freedom. molly's government has declared a 3 day morning period for more than 130 people killed in recent violence. officials blame jihadist for the killings over several days, beginning saturday in villages, east of the capital bama code. it's the latest incident in an ongoing is limited. insurgency. government have killed several people and get that more than 30 others and attacks and to rural churches in northern nigeria. text my arm groups are common in the area. it comes as 2 weeks after an attack on a church and southern nigeria killed 40 people d w 's annual global media form has kicked off and bon, the 2 day event aims to foster resilient journalism in times of crisis. grain

journals give guinea multi, erica, and we'd love shared love are being honored with the w's freedom of speech awards. nobel peace prize laurie it's maria ressa, is also in attendance. ceo of philippine news site wrapper delivered a keynote address with a special focus on combating fake news algorithms. inner speech reza said that we live in a time when lies and hates spread much faster than facts. we asked her what consequences this has for societies? we're living through it right now, right? without facts, you can't have truth without truth. you can't have trust without trust. you have nothing. we can't have a shared reality and the algorithms of social media, which by now are the largest distribution platform for news globally. as i literally pulled us apart polarized us, and radicalized us so that the consequences you have news

being distributed that is emotionally manipulative, and the thinking slow part, which is journalism. fac, base evidence based reasoning. well, that's not only gotten weaker, it's allowed the rise of in liberal democracies around the world. every 5 years, the document chart, festival and cows will displays artwork from around the world. but this year, one of those works will be hidden from the public. the giant wall illustrating examples of alleged genocide used anti semitic stereotypes to portray juice, israelis, something german officials condemned. this is the image that is causing widespread controversy. a hooked nose fangs, and bloodshot eyes, paired with the side. carls traditionally warned by ultra orthodox jews. the image is part of a work of art by the indonesian collective tart, p 80 i. it took center stage at the document to holland castle. these,

this building does is he had ski it this illustration clearly has and he's a medical imagery. there's protection against anti semitism as well as protection against racism and any form of misanthropy of fundamental human values ones was and if those values aren't respected, then the freedom of expression in art has its limitations. fly dealer gunther in the same work of art, a man with a pigs noses depicted as a member of masada, the israeli foreign intelligence service. this too is an anti semitic stereotype. the israeli embassy reacted by tweeting documentary promotes global style propaganda. mary mandel is the director of the anne frank educational center. he's equally appalled and demands that the artwork be removed by the shipping. we also need to question exactly how such a picture was created in the 1st place, and then how it was allowed. such a prominent place in the exhibition or the enzyme home and entered dots in there

are still in the lower part of the artwork. are depictions of massacres and genocides. the holocaust is notably missing. the central council of jews has been highly critical of this. they said document as organizer is guaranteed, there would be nothing anti semitic in this year's exhibition. clearly, the organizers have failed when it comes to the topic of anti semitism. the exhibition has denied any connection with anti semitism and apologize for any hurts caused the controversial artwork will remain at documentary. however, it will remain hidden from visitors from to day onwards. behind huge panels of heavy cloth. and you're up to date. stephen bears lou, you tackle this fisher hotspots in germany, euro below the w travel extremely worth of.