the advanced stuff. okay, that's been on the financing on back sitting on find out about robina story in some language. reliable news for migraines? wherever they may be. so say october 7th, terror attacks. israel has been fighting her last in gaza, but there was always a simmering 2nd front. israel's confrontations with the rainy and back has bla, 11 on daily cross border, showing as cost severe destruction on both sides of the border and forced tens of thousands of people to flee months into the fighting. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now ramping up the rhetoric and stoking for years of a wider conflict as israel's allies in washington. warren, that would only harm is rarely security. we ask,

is the conflict between has the law and israel going to escalate an equal for lation berlin? and this is the day a of the wrong proxy because by law have increased broke it drone and multiply against these attacks of coals, significant fires. it's more yesterday the land was burning here and i'm glad you put it out. the ground was also on fire and 11 on israel's northern residents. tens of thousands of evacuated will not live under such threats. a granite has a strong defense on readiness for an offensive. we're approaching a decision point and we are prepared for very strong action in the north. but it's important also on the day

a look at how european voters are cooling on green policies, despite the earth climates eating up 2019 climate change. while it's really important, according to your a bar or me to data. this time it's cost of living, it's peace and the warren ukraine, that it's more in the voters minds. welcome to the program. we begin tonight with a conflict between has vala and israel is really leaders has stepped up their rhetoric and recent days warning that the army is preparing for an offensive along the northern border with 11 on the are on back to militant group. has the law begin firing rockets as israel immediately after the him off terror attacks last october, and recent weeks attacks have increased with has rocket, sparking massive wildfires in northern israel. many of the homes close to the border has been evacuated for months due to the conflict, tens of thousands of people who fled the region have no idea when they will be able

to return home. and these really government is under increasing pressure and to restore security in northern israel. but does that mean an escalation in the conflict with has bla is imminent, is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited areas affected by the fires today and issued a clear warning to has more a mr. jose, anyone who thinks they can hurt us. and we will sit idly by them making a big mistake and that we have prepared for a very intense operation in the north. but one way or another, we will restore security to the north. i know who knows the be the home. i'm joined now by political analyst and commentator ronnie shaka, in the bay of rude. he's a host of the bayard bonnie on podcast which covers modern lebanese history. ronnie, so good to have you on the show. now now says that israel is prepared to act against has blah, how are those comments being viewed and loving on for better or worse?

this type of tension along the lebanese is really border is familiar terrain. and this isn't the 1st time it is really prime minister has threatened further escalation. i think it's also important to remember that since october 8th, a day after they've tober 7 tragedy began, has butler's calculations in south lebanon against is really interested in northern israel. have also been extremely cautious. so i, in my assessment is that despite the bluster, despite the threats, this is still air full, calculated to a degree escalation, but nothing that's nothing that's not familiar. and the reason i'm using this word, it's because for a long time now for decades, south lebanon has been a battlefield. at times it's quiet. at times it's like today, which means there's a battlefield that's being leveraged now, how it's being leveraged as a story in itself, but as well as calculations in 2024 are very different. that has been those

calculations in the 19 ninety's. but for that matter, in 2006, i think one of caution i think is actually extending despite of being 8 months into this conflict. at how has, has ball that changed over the years and where does it stand? that's a great question. uh, my husband was influenced and loving on his as an all time high as well as leverage, i guess is real as an all time low. and the reason i frame it this way is because today everyone's interest and 11 on are more important than has well as local affairs, or even for that matter has bellows on calculated interest. the room does not seem willing to let go of its crown jewel. it's crown jewel is husband law, it has, but let's leverage from good up and on. that seems to up until now, despite this group, having an enormous amount of swaying influence on local lebanese affairs. and despite of being able to, at times veto political decisions,

but have less to do with its security decision making. and despite its capabilities that are known to lebanese, has butler's actions against israel are unfamiliar being that this is the palestinian cause. this is, there is on death for this substrates, militia and love and on, and has been acting extremely. i'll use this word carefully, pragmatic, like medic, for a militia not pragmatic for any other lebanese political party. this is a group that stands on its own and 11 on that it has substitute military capabilities, but has been the right now despite the escalation, despite the threats from the is really side and you're right. nothing. yeah. who is threatening action up until now it seems like for better or worse, this is the usual and 11. uh, yeah. the tell us more about as well as id all n g a is viewed as a terrace organization at least in part by the us, by germany and several other countries. so what does has bla wants and how far have

they been willing to go until now? to get it i appreciate that question. i think it's a complicated question and what has been the ones on local lebanese issues may not always match what iran wants from husband law, but supplemental october 7, 2024. to put it in perspective. the south was fairly quiet to the point that a maritime dealer was negotiated between 11 on and israel, of course, been directly, but hezbollah was on board. we have a maritime deal with these residues. that's the kind of claim it has. bullet can succeed in as well. so i, i doubt right now the interest for hezbollah is all out war with israel. it seems more like what you run needs from that group and what it needs may not actually be at the, at the same time what 11 on can handle. and the reason i say that also is because the lebanese economy crashed me lebanese politics is paralyzed. we haven't had a president for the better part of nearly 2 years or more. we have

a caretaker prime minister. we have a care taker, government, and we have a country that is increasingly unfamiliar in terms of safety. local violence is on the rise. this may not be good for has been the long term, but it may actually be better for everyone in the short term, meaning that they have gained something which is quite unusual. a substrate, melissa and lebanese paula to ex, that's a bitch level of security. help save the regime from crumbling, train iraq, you substrate militias and get involved in human when necessary. in addition to all the stories that come up from this group in south america, be a drug trade and everything at how a proxy militia can survive 34 years after the civil war ended at an all time high for its weaponry, foot survivability. so it's an unusual circumstance. i think that the law at the end of the day it's to live in the state that pays the heaviest, told because the state is as well, blank today. yeah. now, with,

with these threats coming out of israel and, and, you know, the battlefield that you talked about before in the south. heating up more and more since october, the 7th or 8th, the day after an all out war is on people's mind and has the lot went to war with israel in 2006, i want to know from you what impact that had on lab and on the 2006 did several things. it showed that husband look can, if it deems necessary across the border and kidnap is ready soldiers and until a few as well and enter a month long conflict with israel, that is now referred to as the july work. it can also accept under duress, a security council resolution like 17011701 ended that or it created the ceasefire that still exists today on paper at least. but it says it's a resolution that enhances lebanese sovereignty, at least on paper. and 17

o one also did other things. it expanded unit fields, presence unit. so it begins in 1978 under resolution $4.00 to $5.00. and 2006. we have 17 o one that if i'm not mistaken, 3 full increase in unit field troop presence. in the south, and it also did something which i don't think has been the wanted then in terms of how the war played out. is that the lebanese army for the 1st time since the civil war returned to the south prior to 2006, there was no lebanese army presence in south lebanon, despite israel's withdrawal in may 2000. so the lebanese army is their unit. phil is there and as well as they are right now. if you fast forward, it seems like the terms of engagement, meaning how this plays out and the long term piece will be hezbollah is real, are being honed in doubt. this is a call for all out war me. this is actually more familiar of how cease fires were

conducted in the 19 ninety's. and it's less to do with 2006. and the reason i say that is because as butler is not under dressed, the way it was an august 2006, when 17 o one was acceptable to a husband. spell those favor actually this time around is one of the leverage i think. and enhancing may be what you found would like to get out of a regional deal that has yet to emerge. mm. how, how big is, of course, you know, iran is, has the last biggest backer. how big is there? leverage does, has blood do whatever iran says, or is there, are there frictions among leaderships and, and can, has the law say, you know, this is a bridge too far? this is not something that we're willing to do. how far can they, can they work in their own accord? great question. there are local issues that matter to that group in lebanon, and don't really matter to eat wrong. and there may actually be at times friction

from security effort. this is you wouldn't imagine whether it's the wrong or even the said resume, actually to, to go all the way here. the said regime as it regains control in syria. we know always see eye to eye with as well as presence in syria and may seek leverage. once more and loving on, they know that met may not be satisfactory to his butler may be too eager on long term. so there's always a natural friction. but in terms of the, the capabilities and the military interest and the security security of the running regime as well as a 100 percent and alignment on the lebanese front. i don't think husband was happy with the economic crush. i don't think husband was happy with the presidential vacuum. it may not be happy that it's pick for the president has not been acceptable. but that's i think local fiction that maybe he's wrong, may not hezbollah to reconsider. but at the end of the day, local interests for that group and how it survives among other lebanese actors that

are different. but i think is as well as terrain less what iran looks at when it comes to 11 on. but in the bigger picture, it is clear, this is everyone's mirror reflection. it is a substrate group that manages it is borne out of the 1980s increases rather than decreases its presence to become sophisticated really involved in regional wars that play out largely and it runs favor and it seems to be shielded for the time being shielded from international curiosity and how to end this kind of lip and this kind of nightmare, at least when it comes to live and use geographic battlefield, that unfortunately for too long, we as a people have been paying the price for. yeah. but how has this latest uptake and in violence and intention, especially in the south, been experienced by communities living on the 11 east side of the border over a 100000 southern lebanese, are out of their homes, lubbock south lebanon is

a word zone. even though it is, it is so familiar to be in the capital overlapping on the b roots and almost feel like you're not in other words on. but then you're reminded with fly offers with the sound and occasion of a sonic boom. or for that matter, more recently, watching the news of something that's happening kilometers away. there is, there is a serious concern. does this could escalate at any time, but it's a stark difference from 2006 when over night. overnight lebanon was engaged, it's almost its entire geography engaged in war bridges, being bon power plants being bombed, or institutions breaking down in the middle of war. and of course, over a 1000000 southern lebanese pushed out of their homes that summer. it has not reached that level yet, but i agree with the premise and that the threat of escalation should be taken seriously. even when up until now. it doesn't seem like a ron once

a full out for but they should be taken seriously. and for that reason alone, international engagement should be focused on how to end this nightmare rather than kicking the can down the road, which seems to be the preferred stabilization policies that keeps loving on a battlefield. but brings back a semblance of quiet for years until the next round of war was ronnie shut up in barrow. thank you so much for those fascinating, very thoughtful insights. my pleasure are the here in germany, authorities in the south are battling the aftermath of severe flooding. at least 6 people died after several rivers burst their banks following days of heavy rain. among them was a firefighter who was killed during a rescue operation, and the bavarian city of regensburg the water level of the daniel river is still at 6 meters and a double. what it normally is, parts of the river,

right. a major shipping round remain close to cargo ships as well, and the situation does appear to be easing with water level slowly receiving and no more heavy rain forecast for the time being assigned to say that severe funding events are becoming more frequent worldwide because overheating, planets the use copernicus, climate change service that last month was the hottest may on record and the 12 straight monthly record high and the u. n's whether agency now says there's an 80 percent chance that the increase in average global temperatures will surpass the $1.00 celsius degree target laid out in the paris climate accord within the next 5 years. and one of the main issues at stake in the upcoming european elections is precisely climate change. in the last d u elections green parties have their best showing. everett largely attributed to

climb and protests across the continent. they picked up 71 seats in the you parliament, but according to an organization called europe elect, green parties are forecast too, in just 54 seats. in this year's election day that we use, rosie, birger, it has a closer look at the frustration. felt by many young green partners, supporters here in germany. it was stopped the green ways in 2019 the most claimant protests across the continent helped propel more green politicians than ever before toward seats. i think you're repeating parliament but fast forward 5 years. and these protests against screen farming rules are the ones making most headlines and germany, the strongholds of green politics in europe is now also the heartland of a so called green backlash. you have, you have managed to vote for the greens but those days it definitely over. they didn't take citizens into consideration because it is their political focus is really on the collage of,

from the she's not on social ones and is with european elections, approaching green candidates at this riley and southern germany, se claimant friendly policies are becoming a tougher cell. so it's like it's the central question of our time. we can no longer talk about prosperity and security and remain silent about the climate crisis. however, we, greens must be aware in some areas we've moved a little too quickly. over the past 5 years to european union has rolled out a raft of world leading laws aimed at slashing emissions from running up renewable energy targets to apply and phase of combustion engine. cars, green parties help help to drive this unprecedented transformation, but not they are expected to lose seats in blo quite elections in 2019 climate change was really important, according to europe or me to data. this time it's cost of living, it's peace and the warren ukraine. that's more in the voters minds. probably a lot of the losses will come from germany. but we also have other countries like

ireland to where we currently see some laws for the greens green parties may make some breakthroughs in central and eastern europe. but as more mainstream parties trying to call back votes from the reaches of the far right. unless more and future green policies may be the 1st up for compromise, the move has changed. so also the centrist part, that is, that, ah, perhaps not. that answer is yes. take any more about pushing forward with a european green deal. i wouldn't see a big, big things of that. so lots of things that have been agreed upon over the past term would be dismantled. and that's the climate crisis as such that we needs further policies. so that's might become more difficult to actually push forward the use executive and say it's committed to keeping claimants policy on track and pull so many voters, especially be young still haven't appetites for green rules in principle. but

putting them into practice is proving politically complex. and i voters will disliked if 2019 green wave will be reduced to trickle 54321. ignition and lift off the star line or an atlas fine. american here. that was boeing. star line are blasting off from cape canaveral today and a storing 1st for the airplane manufacturer. boeing launch 2 asked are not into space on its own spacecraft. after 3 delays, the star line or capsule is headed to the international space station now in the bush will more and sunni williams on board. this is just the 6th type of us main spaceship to find out the astronauts beyond are and for more we can now cross over

to keith cowan. he's the editor of nasa watts dot com and joins is for a washington good to see. you again, keep rocket science is a notoriously difficult field. but this cro star layer launch comes in decade later than plans. what exactly went wrong here? yeah, it's kinda late, isn't it? so it's like anything they say rocket science is hard. well sometimes it is. sometimes it isn't it, in this case here, and there were 2 companies that united states chose to do. this one was space x, the other was boeing. boeing was an established company to building spacecraft for decades. space a x was a new company. they hit the ground running and they had their spacecraft up running . it has been, it's long, dozens of flights no problems. boeing had problems, they've spent more than a 1000000000 and a half on top of things. it's many years late. the 1st couple of flights didn't go all too well, but today 2 people got in the spacecraft and they are safety and outer space and

the big smiles on the face of the end of the day in the space world. that's what's important because it happens. but still boeing went in this race with more experience. how come space x over top them? well, you know, it's interesting space. x has a history that comes from silicon valley. very consumer oriented. where for example, like, you know, you have an iphone and this thing is forwarded backwards compatible. it's designed for software that doesn't exist yet, and the next model will build upon this, and sometimes the cases or identical. my point being is that a consumer product is designed to be upgrade used and for long, and it's designed to sell cheaply and economically. space x has many customers, they have the license government, they have private companies, the yeah, all sorts of companies buying their services and then watching a bigger rocket tomorrow. for boeing, even though they were paid to do this commercially,

they only have one customer and it's nasa. and you don't see people tried to buy rides on the boeing spacecraft, but the space x one people been buying rides for for 5 or 6 years now. all comes down to your, your frame of mind, your idea of how to save money to make money flowing was, was guaranteed by all the other business. it has to not lose money. space ex different boeing has been in the headlines recently for problems with this aircraft though. would you at this point feel confident boarding the starlight or to the i ss. yeah. i yes it a one of the people that are study williams is a friend of mine. so i was a little nervous like everybody else, but i would have gotten there in a heartbeat. all right, and they have, and you mentioned it there. boeing a been a titan of the space industry for a long one. can you tell us about the role the company has played in space exploration over the years?

well, boeing is bought, many of its competitors. it bought mcdonald douglas, and it bought rockwell international where i used to work when we built the space shuttles. and i could walk around the big buildings and see leftovers from the apollo moon shift. so the companies you see today are an amalgam, or a comp, a combination of many of the companies in the past. but either together or, you know, separately they go back half a century or more. they're the, the, the original titans of the space industry. but we have new titles that we have space x, be a blue origin and a whole bunch of other companies. so with all this competition and the bad rep that boeing has been getting recently, how much is riding on the star line or for the company? or well, you know, in the world that you and i work in where we talk about things and we try and you know, say is this related to that? there's a perception with boeing that they need it or when they hear the good news day and they, they've certainly got one that with the spacecraft as exactly what it's supposed to

do and it's to happy people flying inside of it. so as soon as it does, it's thing it comes back um, you know, you shouldn't argue with success when, when something works. it works. as far as boeing's giant corporate structure. i wouldn't want to be the head of the public affairs right now because i think they got a difficult road to hold just to, you know, reestablish this. you know, people watching space you take off are going to be happier about flying and a jack because of that. let's put it out. all right, and we're happy you're not at boeing because you probably wouldn't have time to talk to us. that was the editor of nasa watch, keith kelly, always great speaking to you and of course, all the best to your friends on their way to faith right now. my pleasure. us, and that's our time. but make sure to stay informed. stay engaged and stay in touch . if you want, you can follow our team on social media. our handle there is at studio in is if

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