do stay with us. robert andrew baker thank you very much for being with us today so we'll start with a question do you think is anti-semitism rising or is it falling well it's sort of hard to give a simple answer except i would say a decade ago we imagined anti-semitism was. diminishing and we had hoped it would be more of an historical issue than a contemporary one unfortunately i think over these last ten years we've seen something very different we have seen a resurgence of. in countries where we wouldn't have expected it in western europe we've seen it over the last persisting in many other parts of the world so i think

we've given more attention to it during these last two years it's still with us unfortunately what do you think some of the driving to increase. well again i think it varies from country to country clearly one aspect that has emerged more recently has been events in the middle east the state of israel essentially triggering anti-semitic incidents in various places particularly in the west but we've also seen what some people would call a new form of. the state of israel itself has demonized is brought into question is the clear to races state essentially where that itself becomes a new form of anti-semitism so you do think that they ongoing stalemates in the middle east is affecting globally well at the very least we can certainly demonstrate that conflicts in the middle east may trigger anti-semitic events

elsewhere and particularly in your. western europe where you have growing arab and muslim communities they have become a source of anti-semitic incidents at least elements of those communities so that's clearly one aspect but then i think even in public discourse there is something about the state of israel that has engendered very antagonistic reactions that cross over from a point of being mere criticism and to become something else but i think israel continues settlement building people around the world actually south dislikes sometimes even hate it because of that you know i wish it were so simple as saying the issue is only settlements i know advocate of settlements but i think we're the middle east conflict has sparked a. spike in anti-semitism it off in rages people who have no love for the state of israel in any for so to blame settlements to blame israel

itself is almost akin to what had been a more traditional notion of blaming jews for it i said this if jews behave in this fashion in this fashion don't play people would say bring it on themselves of course we know it's anti semites that be a responsibility for anti-semitism not jews and in the same way israel is not a response so it's holding jews collectively responsible for the actions of israel is considered anti-semitism why does israel want to sanctify character of the state well i think from the very beginning the notion of the israel was to be a jewish state to be a jewish state but also a democratic state with full rights for all of its citizens jewish word no one jewish i think in all of the world to have one state that is infused by jewish tradition and by the spirit of judaism is feeling it appropriate i mean many countries have established a church is to be a good and sure. that is

a send it in great britain but no one would suggest that. in the u.k. there is not. freedom and democracy. rights for all of its citizens personally. foreign ministers put off their decision to recognize palestine how does this set back your mission well i think personally i would say my view shared by many others is that palestinian state should come out of direct negotiations between the palestinian authority in the state of israel and i hope that happens at some point soon but i think that's the way the state of palestine should emerge not by. recognition or decree from outside. recently airplay cname interior ministry official deny the holocaust and calder legend and this sort of cases what impact protecting the holocaust have. i think you mean laws that would prohibit holocaust

denial and it's something that we're all concerned about in the case of lithuania in fact shortly after this official wrote this article was published. he lost his jaw they mean period when the. then with the way they had a very strong statement about this. i think that's important that we never disguised of denial or question of the holocaust emerges there should be a quick and swift response in some cases some countries have laws they can be employed sometimes they work many times they take a very long time before they are implemented or before a prosecution leads to a conviction so it's all the more reason that political leaders need to speak quickly and strongly also nasa commemorations were allowed in the baltic countries

are. the past few years and these are the countries who are members of the european union have made what is this organization want do more to fight anti-semitism in their membership well you know you you point to a very i think a very serious issue and a problem that really began in the early ninety's after the openness freedom reestablishment of democracy in these countries you did have in the last for example a former wall for the s.s. veterans parading in their uniforms and in those early years government officials received there and i think this has been very much part of the discussions even as these countries we see membership in nato before any new accession and i think it has been much progress i don't think in any case is the progress always complete but these groups do continue to march but they're not received by by governments they don't really condemn it they mean they they're not for or against it they

don't come out condemning it well you know i don't i don't think that's really entirely so i think you need to look more carefully we had many. discussions for example with president lee to freiburg her during her term terms in office and i think she became a very strong voice both in recognizing the holocaust that took place in latvia the importance of commemorating it and of making sure that these kinds of groups yes they do more actually who were. there not received. commended by the government leadership they do they do criticize them but let's be honest too there's a segment in the society where this still remains and this kind of populism that plays on that fascist era passed not only in the baltic states it's present in slovakia and remaining in other countries that had a difficult history during the nazi era this is something we need to keep working but you do believe as of today politicians are showing. and now for leadership on

such a fundamental issue i don't think i could ever say they're showing enough leadership because i think there's always more that political leadership can do and unfortunately it's the nature of politics that in too many cases leaders are calculating what they say or do based on voting or support in their localities. calculations in their countries i think what we do find more and more is that leaders know the difference between what is right and what is wrong and the importance is to get them to speak clearly about what they already know so your concerns for the rise of online anti-semitism and hurt and never recorded pretty thing is to blame the media is it is it the media that's irresponsible or the legislators failed to protect the society you know this is a real challenge everywhere i think the last thing we want is to say somehow governments need to control media need to somehow prohibit wholesale this kind of

expression but they really need needs to be concerted efforts to figure out how to control this kind of hatred that is spreading as you've identified particularly on the internet these days and that means engaging internet providers that means developing good practices that means of course working with media so they recognize the responsibilities they have here the fact that what is reported what is misreported can often have real consequences but i think the goal is to engage media the goal is to engage the companies that provide internet services to try and get them to be more responsible i think governments legislators need to do what they can to enforce it least where there are clear violations of existing laws but it's something that everyone needs to really be

a partner in the. dress ultranationalist staged violent rally just outside of kremlin recently what are your concerns for russia you know i think this was very troubling to to observe in fact and so even as i'm here in moscow now. here again i think it's a challenge for the government and for leadership these kinds of voices we see oh parts of the room. the real test the real notion is how you dress them in the short term obviously the faults people police put in the long term in washington is there in this sense for it looks like america is heterogeneous multi cultural diverse society. it brings with it a lot of problems i think it also brings with it a lot of benefits it makes life much more i think enriching and full. and

a society that can embrace its diversity with full rights for everyone and respect for everyone is strengthened by to me this is a long term challenge that russia faces i hope certainly there are people i meet that give me reason to hope that it will measure up to read by baker thank you very much for this thank you very much. you live only next to the border of the gaza strip and egypt but also on the border of peace and more. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved one. they are ready to take any risk.

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and a session with the public. with no topic of limit other issues covered included social security police reform and house prices. follow tall economy housing europeans battling against tough austerity measures but many claiming membership of the euro are drowning their countries in debt in the first place this came as leaders agreed to set up a permanent fund to rescue the failing euro zone economy is. the right time now for the world of sports with. plenty of case law there or is i what's wrong with there's been yet more good news for russia's ice hockey fans do tell oh yes that's right after winning the channel one cup on saturday by beating the czech republic that night thrashed finland six two to finish the event unbeaten more on the hockey stress of the sport that's coming out there.

thank you for joining me for the sports update and here's what we have coming up. i said easy channel one cup winners russia crush finland six two to end the tournament unbeaten. while silverware for welfare under pressure coach ponytails claims his first trophy with internet. to win the club world cup. so near but yet so far fighting veteran bernard hopkins just misses out on becoming the oldest champion in boxing. that start with ice hockey where russia have ended the china one cup in style after securing the trophy with victory over the czechs on saturday yes it's not because men beat the finn six two to keep their one hundred percent record intact and not be not scored twice in the thumping victory the china one cup is the third announcement leg of the u. haul futile and the latest win for russia also increases their lead in the overall standings so there's plenty to play for sweden taking on the tracks in sunday's game and see one to sweden. moving on to football and european champions into milan

have won the club world cup after a three no win over t.p. mazembe a from the democratic republic of congo into seemed to carve openings that well and took the lead in the thirteenth minute hundred slotting the ball home with them set up by some left side and then four minutes later at so was on the scoresheet himself making the most of a speculative cross from having as a neti to make it to him. how it states a half time after the break in so continue to surge forward maicon going close after a solo run. and it was wrapped up in the closing minutes jonathan beyond me giving them an emphatic three no when it's the fourth consecutive time your. when club was lifted the trophy provided some respite for most of the fabricators who sidelined disappointing sevens in syria arms and they were proud to be the first african team to reach the final but they said they complained

a fee for that biased wrestling. here let me tell it if the christian tradition of the players they were really focused we were talking about how to play against a team that physically was very strong and we knew that we had to work together and stay compact because we were not physical at the national level because there we had too many players coming back from injury. tactically in which when i got the commitment of the play was really good and what we. wanted to also during the cup play everyone who prepared ourself. i think they tried their best and know what is making their most or they lose this game was their forty's i think they're very if they can check them out did you notice this time i saw against muslim boys too much that really is not good for people i talked . to the president to say they have to check everybody's root cause they don't have to discourage young teams coming i think all these things is

a very important you agreed. going about a shame to ac milan they have one cup and you did our best to what i've been playing a few other third place match was won by brazilian side in sanaa soon now will be ten on south korean side strong men for two says outing a opened for the south american outfit after a quarter of an hour and alexandre added a second a few minutes later then the asian champions toss was made even more difficult after one john was sent off just before half time internacional made the most of their extra man early in the second half on sunday eighty three male and alexandre netted his seconds to make it for no good instance left song and though they fought back with two goals in the last ten minutes from molina. it was too too little. it's infamous you know took place. i think that the main difference today was that we scored the goals and even more

so i think that in the first game masala technically the way we played and today with due respect to the korean team the made life easier for us i think it was a good game with good quality but our team is used to play with the rhythm and if we had had the luck to score during the last game then of course today we would be in another situation but life goes on and we have to be humble enough to realize we made mistakes in the first game and all of us could have created something different for today in the car boot camp. staying with football as the winter weather has forced the postponement of all three matches for the sunday in the english premier league those three nights but this place tottenham the middle and darby of west bank there's a second blast walls and the big match at stamford bridge between chelsea leaders manchester united well one thing the weather couldn't stop us or alex ferguson becoming munched united's longest serving manager despite the game at chelsea being called off a sixty eight year old scott has passed so much as his record of twenty four years

one month and fourteen days focus on has won twenty six major trophies since arriving at old trafford in the event nine hundred eighty six busby had two spells in charge of united between one hundred forty five in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine and one hundred seventy eight in one nine hundred seventy one when the club's first european cup as well as five titles. was something i me to your game survive sunderland went six after one nil win over bolton danny welbeck scored the first half when a state criticized remained on the home while struggling west ham drew one one at manager last blackburn journalist on his last night in the equaliser after ryan nelsen in forevers however the point still leaves the hammers bottom of the table at christmas and the eighteen clubs who favored bottom of the premier league on december the twenty fifth only one has avoided relegation and that was west brom. in two thousand and five. after all the postponements over the weekend a third placed match the city have the chance to go top of the table at christmas for the first time since one thousand nine hundred twenty nine if they're having

a match on monday does go ahead and they beat visitors everson. do into sports now and russia's all designed so that has kind of first biathlon medal of the season and she took bronze in the women's seven point five kilometer sprint at the third stage of the world cup in slovenia the russian was flawless about shooting ranges and she had third place within this africa line and met with seventeen seconds behind the winner germany's migraine annoying on the back it can assess yet is not weeks over. while olympic champion lindsey vonn want her first downhill race of the season in the world cup event of valdez there should be no idea came and lara got in the first second and third respectively they will also ensured form close the gap on overall world cup leader maria rishi he started poorly came home only in twenty fourth place. and also it seems so van zyl brigand won the men's world cup downhill in italy and he replaces austria's michael coffer at the top of the downhill and a whole world cup standings but i was famine and second place raining down here

chanting did a couche in switzerland completed the code of. cricket now and australia wrapped up a comfortable victory over england in the third ashes test in perth to square the series one all ahead of the fourth test in melbourne the australians only needed two minutes of taking those last five wickets for an emphatic two hundred sixty seven run when the tourists had resumed on eighty one for five needing unlikely three hundred ten runs for victory but by a rainforest finished with a test best of six for forty seven and england were all out for one hundred twenty three it levels the ashes series at one apiece after the first test was prawn and the players now head to melbourne for the next test which begins on december the twenty sixth. now american bernard hopkins has just missed the chance to. the oldest boxer to hold a major while title after the forty six year old launched heavyweight fight with eighty john pascal was declared a draw hopkins seen here at the way and was knocked down by the past and professed

a fed rabbits but he rallied after that and went on to last the distance and although one judge ruled the veteran had edged his opponent hundred fourteen points to one hundred twelve the other two tragedies said the pebble inseparable in the senate was to tread a majority draw allowing pascal almost twenty years hopkins junior to keep his w b o and i.d.c. belts. and finally there's been a memorable win for the l.a. clippers in the n.b.a. after losing the last fifteen games away from home they beat the chicago bulls by a single point the final score was one hundred two ninety nine in the windy city chicago had one that lost seven matches and obviously the favorites and leading by three points by the end of the first quarter after derrick rose sent this basket but the clippers turned the tables with a run of twenty points to write a just don't the second like griffin who scored twenty nine on the night with a slam dunk that saw his side lead at the halfway mark and he was instrumental after the right to this three pointer at the end of the third you can take this in

control pots in the fourth chicago rallied and moved it into points with thirty one seconds remaining thanks to this one call us players a. and then they were given two free throws for fallen dying seconds had a perfect chance to tie the game rose sank the first but missed the second inning kick as hard earned one hundred points ninety nine victories. and elsewhere miami the better of washington in another very close game to philadelphia means orlando ninety seven eighty seven cleveland it's the knicks also winning on saturday nights where utah san antonio and denver portland beat golden state also by a single point. and that's it from sport but join me again in a couple of as the next one isn't the weather and news headlines next it's easy. it's.

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