>> this is dw news, live from berlin. entry dedenied to israel on oros from president trump. two u.s. democratic congress women are barred from entering the country after a tweet by donald trump. the prime minister says the visit would negate the legitimacy of israel. also coming up, free t to go. gibraltar wiwill release the iranian oil tanker it seized last month, despite an 11th hour plea from u.s. authorities who wanted the vessel's detention

extended. plus, another miracle on the hudson. this time, in a cornfield near moscow. the pilot is hailed as a hero after a flock of seagulls forced him to crash land soon after takeoff. plus, the plague of plastic, , t justn n our rivers a and seas, t now in the arctic as w well. scientists have found plastic microparticles in arctic snow. we look at why plastic pollution knauf threatens one of -- now threatens one of the earth's most pristine environments. a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to our other viewers around the world. tonight, israel has barred two u.s. democratic congress women from entering the country after

president donald trump said they should be banned in a tweet. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office ended -- issued a statement. representative rashida tlaib is a born and bred american of palestinian heritage. bill henn omar of minnesota emigrated with -- ilhan omar of minnesota emigrated as a child. both are highly critical of israel's mistreatment of palestinians. president trump tweeted that the two congresswomen hated israel and all jewish people. all right. lotsts to unpack here. i'm joined by our jerusalem correspondent and a guest in washington as well. ththis is where the story is takingng place. has this ever happened before? > it h has been described as unprprecedented. a lot of pressure e from the whe

house or ththe president himsesf to ban those two elected member's of congrgress and not o lett them intoto the c country. both are seen as vocal critics of i israel's policies against palestiniansns and also o as supppporters o of the boycottttv ement. that's what the interior miminister here had releleased tonight, a statement. this decision toto banntry was susupporteby t the whole government, by prime minister netanyahu, w who issued a leleny statement. and isrsrael can do that because the amended entry lawaw from two years ago states that israel canan the entry of foreigners, largely calling for a boycott of israel, but it has not been applied so far to members of congress. >> i want to get the perspective from washington. has there been any reaction,

particularly from the democratic leadership? >> yeah, you're absolutely right. there's been a lot of reaction, particularly from the democratic leadership. the senate democratic leader, chuck schumer, said denying entry to members of the u.s. congress is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it will only hurt the u.s.-israel relationship and support for israel in america. the house speaker, nancy pelosi, said it was beneath the dignity of the great state of israel. nancy pelosi has always been a big supporter of israel and, quite notably, we are hearing from the pro-israel group, aipac, who has recently been very critical of both omar and tlaib, and they actually said that denyiying the entntry to te congresswomen into israel is a mistake and should nonetheless be allowed to travel to israel, referring to both of them. we've actually also heard from representative ill had omar -- ilhan omar.

she said israel's decision to block her entry to the country was an insult to democratic values. let's not forget donald trump, the president of the united states tweeted after israel had made that decision. he said they hate israel, the two representatives, and that both of them are the face of the democratic party. he will be speaking later on at a rally in new hampshire. it will be interesting to see what he says there later on. >> we have to watch that space closely. i want to go to you in jerusalem. this move byby the israeli authorities came shortly after president trump tweeted that israel would be showing great weakness if it allowed these two elected congresswomen into the country. did the israeli leadership have any choice but to deny them entry? >> yeah. that's certainly o one reading f ththis whole development today. we don't know exactly when the decicision was taken. we k know that there h had been

deliberating about whetherer to let them into the country or not for the past 24 hours or so. the decision came shortly after this tweet by president trump, who called on israel not to let those e two congresswomomen inte country. there's a sense that prime minister netanyahu followed the lead of president trump. mr. netanyahu is not known forr puicicly c contradicting the u.. presidident. but t having said that, it is realally a sharp tururnaround, because the decision is a huge reversal from an earlier decision that was announced by the i israeli ambassador to the united states, just a month ago, when the first reports of such a plan to visit were published. he actually said, out of respect for the u.s. congress, israel would not dedeny entry to any member of cocongress. this was actually a huge reversalal of this apparent

decision at that time. of course, mr. netanyahu aims for reelection in a month's time. that may havave played d a roleo please his r right wing base. there's also concerned by critics of this decision what it means -- a also cononcern by crs of this decision what it means long term for the you relationship -- the relationship between the u.s. and israel. >> pablo, hitching your wagon to president trump is a very dicey decision to make. israel enjoys great support in both congress, the senate. it is bipartisan. what kind of consequences could this decision have? >> well, it appears that recently the republicans have amplified the views of left-wing democrats, like tlaib and omar, to present the party as deeply divided and at odds with israel. but in fact, just in july, the democratic-led house of representatives voted

overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution against the israel boycott movement. like i said, there's been a lot of criticism, particularly from the democrats, over this decision. there is a strong belief that there is this sort of bipartisan sentiment here in the united states. we've even heard from the house majority leader, steny hoyer, who was saying it was a grave mistake that undermines the bipartisan, pro-israel consensus in the u.s. it appears that there is a lot of backlash at the moment. interestingly, we haven't really heard very much from the republican party. >> all right. my tahnks -- thanks to both of you. we want to briring you up to s d with somome of thethther stories making news around the w world. a spanish charityty rescue ship with some 1500 migrants onon bod has bebeen allowow to dock o one

italiaian island of lamp a duesa -- lampadusasa. yesterday, an italian court overruled the interior ministry's ban o on the shipip dockining. six you countries have agreed to take in the migrants -- six e.u . countries have agreed to take in the migrants. france has marked the 75th anniversary of the other d-day, which liberated southern france from nazi occupation. french leaders attended the ceremony, in recognition of the role of tens of thousands of soldiers from what were then france's african colonies. a jailed leader of hong kong's 2014 democracy protests has been released. he was sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in what became known as the umbrella movement. hong kong is experiencing its largest wave of antigovernment protests in decades, sparked in

june by a controversial extradition bill. want to turn our attention now to gibraltar, where the supreme court has ordered the release of the iranian oil tanker seized by britain last month. this, despite last-minute apapplication by the united stas to keep the ship in detention. gibraltar police and the british navyvy seized the vessel,l, the ace onne, at the beginning of july. it was suspected of taking iranian oil to syria, which would violate sanctions. gibraltar's chief justice says iran h has guaranteed in writing that the oil was not going to syria. two weeks after it was seized, iran captured a british tanker near the entrance to the persian gulf. and there are reports now suggesting that iran might be planning to release a british flag oil tanker that was seized

two weeks later. earlier, dw explained what today's developments mean for that vessel. >> these are thehe news iran has been waiting for. here in n the persian gulf, preparations have been made for a popotential excxchange days n. our source told us that the british tanker has already been momoved from the p place it was detaineded in the strait of horz to another place cloloser to the poport. that'ss a place where we couldnt go and see ourselves because we were told there is an increased number of militaryry forces the. apparently, they are ready to set the british tanker free, but there is no official confirmation for that yet. there is, however, an offificial confirmation -- s stement on the u.s. attempt to prevent the release of the iranian oil tanker. >> that report from iran.

the pakistani army says at least eight soldiers have been killed in a border clash in kashmir. islamabad says three of its soldiers and five indian soldiers are dead. kashmir has been in lockdown for 12 days, since india revoked the special status of the region and sparked an international crisis. the indian army has not yet commented on today's exchange of fire, but local media quoted officials in delhi denying any deaths on their side. prime minister narendra modi, india's prime minister, defended his decision to end kashmir's special status. he was speaking at independence day celebrations in delhi, marking 72 years since the british raj was dismantled and divided into india and pakistan. >> india's national flag unfurled at independence day celebrations in delhi, a symbol of not only 72 years i in freedm

-- of freedom from british rule, but also the nationalistic shift. months after his landslidehen, prime e minister modi -- lands lide win, , prime minister modi defended his decision to restore -- to revoke kashmir's special status. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: we should all make an effort to restore their old glorious days. the new arrangement is a result of these efforts. and it will work directly in the interest of citizens. >> as modi spoke, kashmir spent its 11th day under lockdown and communications blackout. authoritieies have cut internet and phone links, detained leaders and activists, and

restricted movement with police roadblocks. meanwhile in pakistan, black flags flew at half mast. the country, observing what he calls a black day, to protest modi's decision on kashmir and express solidarity with residents there. tensions betwewe india andnd pakistan, hanging like a dark cloud over the region. >> you are watching dw news. still to come -- the miracle on the hudson, but this time in a cornfield near moscow. the pilot is hailed as a hero after a flock of seagulls forced him to crash land soon after takeoff. we talked to some of the relieved passengers. right-wing extremist violence in germany is on the rise, and that's according to the country's interior ministry. authorities reported more than 8.5 thousand -- 8,500 if fences -- offenses this year.

many people fear they could be targeted because their names have appeared on far right enemy lists distributed online. the interior ministry says the lists don't pose a serious threat, but critics say they are not taking it seriously enough. >> ruben's name is on an enemy list put together by right-wing extremists. they also put his address online in an attempt to scare him and his colleagues. >> [speaking german] >> we get -- translator: we get a lot of death threats. sometimes they are very concrete . it's something we live with and we've made a decision to deal with it, so we're not intimidated by it. >> the reason he is on this list is that he works for seawatch, an organization that rescues refugees in distress at sea. right-wing extremists are

constantly uploading lists of their political opponents online, the same list that he is on also includes journalists and politicians, sometimes with insults next to their names. another list highlights juice -- jejews. their names are marked with a star of david. although the authorities are aware of the lists, and most german states, they have not informed the people who are named. are authorities taking the matter seriously enough? in junune, a conservative politician was shot dead by an alleged right-wing extremist, whose name had appeared on a list compiled by the nsu, an extreme right terror network. the victims advice center reach out documents right-wing and racist attacks. workers here think the left 0-- lists are definitely dangerous. >> [speaking german] translator: data is being

collected, and of course it's going to be used. that means it poses a danger. maybe not right now, but that could be the case in the future. so, the danger of these lists is really being played down. >> an expert on right-wing extremism wants the authorities to be more transparent and better at communicating, especially where it concerns those who have already experienced hostility and are now more of a target than ever. >> [speaking german] translator: these people are already in danger, now even more so. if the security services were doing a good job, they would see that danger and make that assessment public. >> ruben has no idea who put him on thehe list, but it won't stop him doing what he believes in and saving the lives of refugees out at sea. >> and i'm joined by our political correspondent, simon

young. this is very disconcerting. how many people are on these lists? >> in some cases, it is tens of thousands of people. one of the lists is reported to have 25,000 names on it. the national socialist underground terror cell, which you remember murdered 10 people, reportedly had a list with about 10,000 names on it that they had identified as potential targets. so, there are quite a lot of people who potentially have reason to be afraid. >> is it at all clear how these right-wing groups go about compiling these lists? >> in most cases, it seems to be from public sources, from the media, and from the internet. a lot of the people named are politicians or journalists or activists, other people in the public eye. there is information out there in the public domain, including addresses and so on. another source of information

that has been mentioned is hacked or stolen data. this list of 25,000 names was actually said to be a list of customers of a music store that the far-right group had decided really was a list of people who were left wing, anti-fascists. that's why they published the list. >> the interior ministry claims that being on one of those lists doesn't automatically mean the person in question is in danger. how can they make that determination? >> yeah, i think it's by essentially looking at the number of attacks or attempted attacks that have their -- that there have been lately linked to the lists. this conservative politician mentioned in the report was murdered in june and, he was on one of these lists. that's a very rare case. and, obviously, there are many

thousands who are named. the police do say that they look at each individual case. they assess the threat. indeed, so far they haven't seen concrete evidence that has led -- an attack on a particular individual. >> critics are asking authorities, demanding from authorities to be more transparent about this. why is that so important? >> well, i think it would be potentially useful if you tell people that they are on the list of potential targets. then, of course, they can at least assess the risks to them on an individual basis. on the other hand, of course, police and other authorities say they don't want to publish this kind of information, because that would potentially only spread fear and that, of course, plays into the hands of the extremists. >> in conclusion, what type of action is the government taking to address this problem? >> well, there has been action.

there have been a tightening up against far right groups, with police operations, with homes and addresses being searched. having said that, a lot of people say it is not enough. a recent poll showed 60% of germans don't think the government is doing enough to address far right violence, and even more think it is a serious threat to democracy. some people are calling for some of these far right groups to disband outright. >> simon young reporting from our politics desk. thank you. now, the oceans are filling up with plastic, and dealing with it poses one of the great challenges of our time. researchers have shown that the problem isn't just confined to the world's waterways. tiny pieces of plastic are increasingly entering the atmosphere as well. air currents are spreading them to some of the most pristine environments on earth. >> millions of tons of plastic ends up in the oceans every

year, where the sun and waves eventually break down -- it down into microscopic pieces. they are found in sediments, floating free in the water, and inside practically every organism that lives in the sea. mimicro plastics have been found in snow. resesearchers lolooked at how wt there. >> w we looked at the s snow samplingng of ice f flows on the beaches, but also we linink it o e europeanan arerea. >> the t ty pieces o of plastic arare so lht that,t, if they lee the water a a dry out, they c cn be p picked up by air currents d carried high intnto the atmosphere. once there, they act as a core cocor -- for coalelescing raiais or ice flakes.

they take the microscopic pieces of plastic along for the ride. the polar and marine scientists from thihis institute in germamy looked at snow samples from sites in europe and the arctic. they discovered that, even in some of the most remote areas on earth, like the arctic ice pack, a single leader of snow can contain thousands of pieces of micro -- single liter of snow can contain thousands of pieces of microplastic. this has implications not just for pristine environments, but also for human health. >> the captain of a russian passenger plane is being hailed as a hero after he landed his aircraft in a cornfield shortly after takeoff from moscow. all those on board survived, and the pilot's action is being compared to the famous landing on the hudson river in the u.s. 10 years ago. in both cases, the planes hit

flocks of birds, which cause the aircrafts's' engines to malfunction. >> thihis is where thehe short joururney ended, in a cornfield justst one kilometerer from thee rurunway. the airbuss 321 wasas e en routo crimea. smokoke billows from one of the engines. some passengers record the scene on their phones. while others call out the names of their loved ones. others, again, , try to get a ar away as possible. minutes before, the plane took off from moscow's airport. a bird darts by, possisibly at e moment when a flflock of seaguls is sucked into an engine. seconds laterer, both of the plane's engines fail. >> [speaking foreign language]

translator: just after takeoff, i heard a sound. >> [speaking foreign languagage] translatator: there was a deathy silence. everyone was a awaiting their feet. >> passengers -- their fate. >> passengers say they had no warning that the plane was makingng an emergency landing. the captain is being hailed as a hero. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: he landed the plane as smoothly as possible. >> it was damir who bought the -- brought the airplane down safely. the captain is highly experienced dd has logged over 30 f flightoursrs. the kremn n says bot hee andhe colot willeceive t state awardsor their achievents. >> luc save.

now, a reminder of the top stories we are tracking for youu this hour. two u.s. democratic congress women have been barred from visiting israel after a tweet by president donald trump. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says their visit would, quote, "negate the legitimacy of israel." trump tweeted that the congresswomen hated israel and all jewish people. gibralaltar has ordrdered the release of the iranian oil tanker, grace one, seized last month. all this despite a last-minute pleaea from u.s. authohorities o kekeep the ship in detention. the release could mean a a swap with a british flag tanker currently being held by iran. don't forget. you can always get dw news on the go. just download our app. that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world, as well as push notifications for any breaking news. use the dw app to send us your photos and videos.

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. yes the side. no one yeah i have done that a yeah yeah. the perrin's landings that led to france's liberation from *-*- germany are remembered seventy five years later president of money on my car with heels for the memory of african veterans to be properly. any running oil tankers released after being detained for a month in gibraltar this despite a last minute us attempts to seize the vessel. iran calls it a humiliating defeat for washington. and u. s. democratic lawmakers denounced israel's decision to ban it to congresswoman from entering the country f from minister benjamin netanyahu says the move is justified. it's l. hanna m