israel has yet to respond to an official request to cooperate with the un human rights council's investigation into the deadly attack on a gaza bound aid to the target in may so far israel has shunned any suggestion of an international probe into the incident when next we take a closer look with a veteran british journalist alan hart who spent decades covering the arab israeli conflict. today i'm talking to alan hart veteran middle east correspondent and conflict resolver we're going to start by talking about israel's blockade on gaza and the aid ships that are trying to get into the region allan hart thanks very much for talking to r.t. let's talk first about israel's blockade on gaza and the eight ships that are trying to get in israel insists that that blockade is legal what do you thing well let's first of all say that the purpose of the blockade is the collective punishment of the whole people of gaza to try to wean them away from hamas now

collective punishment by definition is a war crime it is absolutely illegal. the only benefit of the attempts to break the blockade is not really assisting the people of gaza but it is helping to make israel. be perceived in the world of people as more and more prostate and who is set to gain the most from that p.r. exercise as a very simple truth that most people don't know when israel was created and closed the palestine file after its picture on the battlefield in forty eight. the whole establishment world wanted that file to remain closed in other words zionism. and the western powers were not only of one mind the arab regimes behind closed doors were one mind they wanted the file to remain closed the palestinians were

supposed to accept their lot as the sacrificial lamb on the altar of political expediency and then along came this argument and yes our of how to open the file and it stayed open so the file is opened but it's deeply embarrassing for the arab regimes because they are divided they are impotent they are corrupt they are repressive so back to the flotilla a point that you made it's a little gesture that says you know we really with the with the palestinians that's what president carter words called b.s. bullshit they're not and what part do you think the palestinian leaders should play in trying to allay fears that those supplies are not in fact going to feed the people of gaza but they're going to arm them well first of all how many rocket attacks on israel have there been in the last year or so and if we go back take a step back and say why did israel invade gaza in the brutality at the end of.

two eight and the beginning of two zero zero nine. actually kept the ceasefire for six months the ceasefire was actually broken by israeli action. they had been looking for a pretext to move on gaza to try to break the will of the palestinians so the idea that the. hummus represents a threat to israel is plain stupid hummus is real position and it's on the record is that they would be willing to accept a two state solution based on israel's withdrawal of sixty seven lines with the use of them preferably in the open city in the capital of two states now they're on the record as saying that now why is that the hummus position because the how most leadership is very pragmatic like arafat was it may not like it but it knows that's

what the vast majority of palestinians would still accept so they have no choice but to go with that but maybe we'll talk about that later the two state solution is dead let's let's go back to the blockade for a second there israel says that it's now easing the blockade and allowing certain supplies to reach gaza seemingly in response to its national international press or do you think that the timing of that is evidence that israel accepts that this blockade is unjustifiable to the international community well i have a yes or no answer yes answer is zionism i hope to the point we can talk about different judaism and zionism zionism is becoming terribly worried about its image in the world it realizes of course it is being perceived by people as if not governments as something of a prostate so you can say yes to a certain extent they're playing their own p.r. to bend to that to say look we're not all that are reasonable but i would quote one

of the better independent writers on it jonathan cook who writes out of israel palestine will have a story the other day so what it means is the salvation of the strangulation of the people of gaza more slowly and maybe now. is a good time to talk about the differences between zionism and judaism as you can see the key to understanding is knowledge of the difference between judaism is art some simply stated judaism is the religion of jews not the jews because by no means all jews are religious and like christianity and like islam it has as its core a set of moral values and ethical principles right now that is judaism zionism. is the nationalism of some juice it's a sectarian colonial enterprise which created a state in the arab heartland for some jews by terrorism and ethnic cleansing and in doing so it made

a complete mockery of the moral values and ethical principles of judaism the truth in summary is that judaism and zionism are total opposites now why is the knowledge of this important because when you know that you can understand two things why it is perfectly possible to be passionately and zionist meaning and see the colonial enterprise without being in any way shape or form and the semitic anti jew why is that important today. because of israel's behavior in the world since ninety forty eight but particularly in the last decade and a half its wars in lebanon and elsewhere hence the palestinians israel is being perceived by the people of the world as a prostate so what we are witnessing is the rise of anti israeli ism now that is not anti semitism it is anti israelis in other words it is the zionists colonial enterprise. that is promoting anti semitism now

that actually is what zionism wants sun is and needs anti semitism in order to go or justifying what is doing and what about israel's position in the rest of the world do you think that it's reaching a turning point where the us may be forced to say at some point in the near future enough is enough only an american president has the leverage required to cause or try to cause israel to be serious about peace on terms but we all palestinians and most other arabs and muslims could accept the problem is that an american president has his hands tied by the zionist lobby the zionist lobby really does control in congress. american policy for israel posts are not saying the whole middle east i'm saying israel palestine now if you look at obama i think obama meant well

possibly means well but i think he was naive and inexperienced he came into office quickly challenging netanyahu over the settlements in jerusalem and as soon as not only those good has told him to go to hell he that president carter once made a comment to me he said that any american president has only two windows of opportunity to take on and have a chance of defeating the zionist lobby in congress the first opportunity was in the first nine months of his first term because after that the funding for the mid-term elections starts and the second opportunity was in the last year his second term if he had won and let's go back to the region for a minute is another of israel's issues at the moment is iran do you think that iran is justified in being worried about a nuclear threat from iran i don't think they have any interest in developing nuclear weapons but may be some of their number and now saying look we all. to at

least have the capability but let's just supposing iran had one to three dozen nuclear bombs do you think he would be stupid enough to launch a first nuclear strike on israel of course he would because the whole of iran would be devastated the real reason why israel is playing up the iranian threat is to deflect political and other attention away from what it is doing in the occupied territories but the only real problem. is if iran did possess nuclear weapons it would greatly limit israel's ability to go on imposing its will on the entire region and it's all about the future of the region with the palestinian authority now decidedly divided into a with hamas in charge of one part that's an important corrupt irrelevant it is there any chance of a t. state solution though the two state solution is long ago dead the two state

solution never would've given a fair complete solution to the problem it's now much too late to happen i mean israel's colonization of the west bank is is about forty two percent of the land area and it's stretching so there are now in my view only two possible outcomes. either there will eventually be a one state solution and which as i've said jews and arabs have equal rights but in my view zionism will never allow that to happen because it amounts to the de nies ation palestine. i think israel's leaders will invent a pretext to drive the palestinians off the west bank and into jordan syria or ever . and the blood will flow the west bank will be sowed with blood and it will be mostly palestinian blood. and if there be honest reporters around they will call it

a zionist holocaust now i fear that's where we're going because that wouldn't be the end of the story. it would so inflame. a muslim masses that you would be opening the pandora's box of a much wider conflict well as i think i've suggested earlier the only person with the real power to try to influence israel to behave in its own best interest as well as those of the world is the president of america now yes it's true that europe russia there are lots of other countries with the same power the same leverage economic sanctions whatever but no other government on earth is going down this road until an american president gives the lead.

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let's have a quick look at the headlines i was on that i leave stumble notes in all full of my sleeve to add starting c.b. plus all the rest of russian prime a leg schools and actually. mcclaren failed to make the podium for the first time since may as alone leads to a want to at hockenheim. and the third leg of a around bulkeley of diving world series from no way russians are don't see the chance to finish a second of their. allies get things started with a russian prime a league football well it might save us still undefeated off the five games following a draw at subi. now how about this freaky guy on exam that i leave sixty minutes in for the opening goal a thunderous striking to the top right corner nothing boy it's a cabal if he could do there. and if you're thinking it's a reply it's not it's i leave second from the same spot it's in the cement on this

he could certainly do a better job this time around. second although back on the house for us alex seemed very difficult swung back from a corner. and if you haven't seen enough of long range drives here is another one for you need three mall ish with the it will i's a. so to all the finals for locals who place was threatened by spartak now tricky bits is fought in the late much. as well as up to one bitterly geisha in balad car one mailed in is by yet and will be only be only twenty seven minutes after that drew us an example. and newcomers anji into tamed terry call me a neutral single dick of god. in the thick skull lots of them didn't bother very formal him so david scoring fifteen minutes from time for a story on geno seven points above or legation. and some

more some action previous a bit of an spark played out a goal is a draw while sport acknowledging stops a skull from moving back into second place by beating them to want in moscow. and on saturdays in the insured they will finish weak food scene at least half a dozen points ahead of the chasing pack following that eighth win in a row this time over us all an example gives up of the man guessing in the back post of the good work from italian and a sound that i see them. now in the second hoth five minutes after the break is that it's influential danny's slam to helm a definite count and the for goal of the weekend. and game was duly ripped up on seventeen minutes again danny instrumental but they didn't. zoom in maybe the only easy with it and finish i still did manage a late reply from a pal to about three one was how it ended up. meanwhile real madrid have lost another legend after the alleged departure over all good c. followed suit analysing his living off to fifteen seasons with

a club with almost spain international who had won the air remaining on these contracts joined the breed's youth set up in one thousand nine hundred eighty five on their own has been at the club longer than guzzi who made his fast team debut in one thousand nine hundred ninety five and has gone on to make five hundred forty two appearances scoring eighty six goals he helped ryall when five money goes and three champions league titles the thirty three year old days weighing up and also from bishop dosh now watch from the thing in check he would be former real madrid boss burned. on to other news now fernando alonso led ferarri to a want to finish at the german formula one grand prix at hogan high but the double way was overshadowed by the sanctions imposed full violating team order rules and all sides he made to leave them also owns a dominating the race from start to finish beating poles see that some boston would sell into said moscow was ahead of all and so bob then was also asked to move aside

by that seam answer already were fined for that after the race over the case being sounds to the school's gelman body which could impose more sanctions meanwhile russia's vitale patrols earned one point four coming south overall mcclaren and red bull occupy the top four spots in the driver's standings with a law zone now in faith place. pearce are ready mr ingersoll for the team. qualifying. in the race you know the feeling as well as the keep improving. to the weather when these two and what do you feel about these good performance from the team and hope for the next week in hungary we can i would we can miss one of them scoring strong points with. now about to go into the has done it again the twenty seven year old the securing his second straight and third overall victory in the two of the frogs and just as usual sunday's final stage of the failed to paris with

a traditional finish shells only sent the stage with mark cavendish a history of this yet without a scientific talk and julian dean clenching the rest of the podium spots the day of those thanks united secondly though and that meanwhile was in the hall fought to finish comfortably in the peloton and retain the yellow jersey. so here is the final standings russia. is on to his number three spot the arrival of bank privacy during a top three finish thanks to a solid performance in the penultimate time trial the day before meanwhile shaq comes second or a second year in a row and it was also a loss to the frogs for seven time champion lance armstrong. now instead of a goal of surprise the odds by winning the gemini open in hamburg and beating some of the tournaments top seeds in the process this one to three year old knocked out defending champion nikolai dividend in the last aids and then went on to be the number three seed going to elsewhere in sunday's decider six three seven five eight

two goal of prevailing in straight sas adding a first aid to be to a title to his name and the two hundred and twenty eight thousand dollars in prize money. by the especially hearing on clay court i never expected my first there's going to be. playing. myself. into the greens now westwards richard jewel so has won his home scans in the us and still called the crowds favorites appearing this past european tour away and since two thousand and two and third pro title overall he beat off by a single shot. in the final round that open champion lose all stews and join fourth with full on the day it's out of the united to the third spot improving his chances

of making it into the european ryder cup team later this year. now if you like to see beautiful views courage and romance this next one is for you it's cliff diving and russia's own. was second only to overall leader garry holland in the third leg in no way be there i suppose as the story. some of you might remember the deep blue and now look at this song movie it with john we're not starring as a diver living a life full of adventures and romance in the mediterranean well for these guys the king stead of the death is the height but the same spirit definitely applies even though the scenery is rather more northern the land of the vikings to be precise crackers norway where some twelve thousand people crammed on boats to watch the turn leg of the red bull world cleave diving series rushes i don't see jim cramer does the main challenger to overall leader gary hunt of britain boasting the highest score in his garden final attempt but there was simply no stopping the

twenty six year old. after english in his devastating triple quad in the second round on confirmed he started we know the series with this form what somersault with a one and a half twist bike i really want a. really. good stop and. leave me towards. like a hot summer when i just really wanted it. to second place result back in mexico move it above last season's champion i wanted you in the overall standings but it was still not enough to please the russian. in my life. i'm on the. make. the serious next stop is in switzerland where sujan khan hopes to finally finish on top. r.t.e. . said news finally objects hurricane hagan's one of this new greatest ever

players has died at the age of sixty one following a long battle with throat cancer in the one nine hundred seventy two and. then will be remembered for his flamboyant and ross style on the snooker table and also his controversial they hate that. away from it's the northern island native franklin made getting into rouse with the sports officials and even received a ban for headbutting to them and he also made waves claiming the game is corrupt saying he declined several offers to throw big games higgins had battled throat cancer since one thousand nine hundred seventy but continued to play professionally as recently as two thousand and seven. all desolate distance was now time now to check the world weather and get to log onto our web site which is r t dot com.

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