andrea baker thank you very much for being with us today so we'll start with a terminal question what 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 imagine 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 as i said the pleasure where your own countries are we would have expected it say in western europe we've seen it was persisting in many other parts of the world also i think we've given more attention to it during this crisis to you or is it still with us unfortunately what do you think some of the factors are driving to increase. well again i think it varies from country to country clearly one aspect that has emerged more recently has been the vents in the middle east the

state of israel essential trioli. semitic incidence in various places particularly in the west but we've also seen what some people would call a new form of advice elitism and that's where the state of israel itself is the 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 the ongoing stalemate in the middle east is affecting antisense and 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 europe 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 that there is something about the state of israel. that has engendered very paganistic reactions

that cross over from a point of being mere criticism and to become something else when i think israel continues settlement building the church people around the world actually suffered dislike sometimes even hatred 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 and 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 say this and jews behave in this fashion in this fashion. people would say bring it on themselves of course we know it's anti semites at the pier responsibility for anti-semitism not jews and in the

same way israel is not response so it's holding jews collectively responsible for the actions of israel is considered anti-semitism why does israel want to sanctify a jewish character of the state well i think from the very beginning the notion of 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 to which were known jewish i think in all the world to have one state that is in free countries tradition by the spirit judaism is really inappropriate i mean many countries have the stablished state churches. be a church descended to great britain but no one would suggest that. in the u.k. verse god. freedom democracy. rights for all of its citizens recently. foreign ministers put off their decision to recognize color. stein how does this

set back your mission well i think personally i would say my view but shared by many others is that a 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 some recognition or a decree from outside. recently replace the an interior ministry official deny the holocaust and be called a 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 job in the interior ministry

. and with the way he had a very strong statement about this. i think that's important that we never describe the denial the question of the holocaust and reduce 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 well also nasa commemorations were allowed in the baltic countries over the past few years and these are the countries who are members of the european union of nato why do you think this organization want to 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 open. freedom

reestablishment of democracy in these countries you did have in last for the for example former was for the s.s. veterans parading in their uniforms and in those early years government officials receive that and i think this has been very much part of the discussions even as these countries we seek in membership in nato before any new accession and i think there has been much progress i don't think in any cases the progress always complete but these groups do continue to march but they're not received by by governments they're not really condemning well they mean they think they're not for or against 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 vic of 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 yes they do cool but. they're not received. their 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 the 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 on but you do believe as of today politicians are showing enough leadership on such a fundamental issue i don't think i'd 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 supported 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 have been heard in the recorded what i think is to blame the media is it is it the media that's irresponsible or the legislators fail 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 there 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 at least where there are clear violations of existing laws but it's something that everyone needs to really be a partner in to address you know ultranationalists a 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 that we've so even as i'm here in moscow. here again i think it's

a challenge for the government and for leadership these kinds of voices we see in opar so the really. the real test the real measure is how you dress though in the short term obviously it then falls to goal of police but in the long term in washington is there in this sense very much like america every 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 it to me this is a long term challenge that russia faces i hope certainly there are people i meet they give me reason to hope that it will measure up to read by baker thank you very

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seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are today. violence on the streets of the belorussian capital as thousands of opposition protests first class with police they claim sunday's presidential ballot was ready to give the country and competent leader alexander the go almost eighty percent of party cameramen filming the caution. south korea carries out military drills disputed sea border with the north despite threats of retaliation from pyongyang. canceled a military exercise this morning. and millions of migrants from poor states to russia as a land of opportunity but for many who are forced to work illegally the grass isn't

always greener. max's fourth highlights with former. hello there thanks for watching the sports. champion china one cup winners russia russia finland six two to end the tournament on the. right in the victory over severe. legal system the giants in the n.f.l. with. the trick. that stopped the ice hockey they were russia have ended the china one cup in style because men she curing the try to feed the czechs on saturday i'm finishing the tournament by beating the finn six two to keep the one hundred percent record intact. the fansub rate as the toll free comes

back home the title was secure and sally and russia claimed their second victory winning the channel one cup a game early although the hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday. last year's tournament winners finland had recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man by the stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in an ellipse on the reduced score the opener to send the pack nigga sports arena wild. and muster peace with the blazing again and again. the visitors in made it late fall back and the furious pressure was soon awarded mika butyl a failing at home in front of russia's goal and levelling matters one one guy over there who side soon restore their lead on

a pole play team russia's first line making it to one early in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine geared up to entertain the home crowd with a variety of ghosts. of finishing his teammates evers with a never going we shot three one soon if there are a duel and sergei mazak an easily found these two in one chance in two go for one and the gulf has continued to more by hosts six one by the second intermission. finland finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail is russia ruled out six two winners. of this in the first two games but as with already fulfilled our main task of taking the title we just loosened up so today we could just produce our best game especially after we scored the first two girls. the first period was

a bit tough for us as the game had started prerelease so we needed some time to wake up older when the second period we had the chicken scored five goals i'm sure the spectators enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams will share in the disappointment of the world championships this triumph from home ice was a nice clear present for the russian fans. or t. . so this is the final table look for the tony russian with three wins from the three and maximum points the czechs in second spot after they've been excluded for one and their final game on sunday and last year's winners finland bringing up the rear with just a point. but switch to football that's why real madrid have trimmed barcelona's lead at the top of the league to two points after a one they'll win over severe and they did it with ten men for much of the second half valeo was given a second yellow card with half an hour left at the been

a backlash of heads with an integrated enough to warrant his marching orders but that seemed to spur on reality too late in the seventy seventh minute the maria just kept the ball in play i managed to run for the keeper and score from a tight angle it was a fiery contest and survey were reduced to ten men in stoppage time darby with a straight red for breaking challenge on the matiya it was reales fifteenth win in a row at home and surveys fifth consecutive defeat. also got a weekend a five one victory as a cross hand while a spaniard that was a competitor both scoring twice. with the first offer being set up by messy job he then got number two. and. then picked up on a rebalancing message. and that made it three no. unstoppable on letterman boss line with us did pull one back a great strike from. the fall out from pretty much the halfway line

picked the spot nicely but the boss did respond messy this time picking up that they. also got another rush at the end so i went to boston on the story and saturday night. now all games needless premier league were perspiring on sunday because of the snow but tonight much the city host everton eastlands and because no top teams played at the weekend roberto mancini's side has a chance of going top of the premier league man city third at the moment and if they reach the summit it will be the first time since nine hundred twenty nine college have as recently said he wants to leave the club is expected to be stripped of his captaincy. now over in the states there's a showdown for first place in the n.f.c. east this philadelphia took on the new york giants the eagles winning in dramatic fashion with a punt return on the final play of the game thirty eight thirty one the final score to philadelphia but it was

a game this one massively the giants grass believe when eli manning found marry a man even for a thirty five yard touchdown and they were fourteen free for the second quarter when manning found the same man again as a quarterback with four touchdown passes on the night his side were thirty one ten up in the fourth when the eagles staged their incredible comeback they tied the game at thirty one of pace when jeremy maclin go on the end of a sure passion michael vick and then right at the death to sean jackson produced this punt return. sees the whole thing i cannot shrink he danced along the ends. i going to run the clock to zero to full getting in the last could cripple the giants playoff hopes. meanwhile eli manning's elder brother peyton three two touched and possibly the indianapolis colts to victory day the jacksonville jaguars thirty four twenty four at the lucas stadium boston callie collecting both touchdown prize for the colorful linebacker by gun. i like the jags

fight back to school at twenty seven twenty four he's twenty one yard touchdown to see who will win for the colts by its high c.f.c. sanctioning jacksonville. there was a full list of fixtures last night among them the dolphins playoff hopes were dealt a blow by the buffalo bills while the detroit lions ended the longest losing streak on the right in n.f.l. history that when either tampa by snapping a twenty six game losing run that had spanned three kids and also the falcons wrapped up best spot in the postseason with a thirty four eighteen when i read the seattle seahawks well the kids need a playoff spot in the cells when i was the state who despite losing still secured a high seas. meanwhile the boston celtics were informed team in the n.b.a. recording the thirteenth straight win with victory over the indiana pacers ninety nine eighty eight the final score had boston starting well one handed helping then

to see twenty three names in the first quarter and i held a four point advantage at the end of the night robinson into the school board thinking i was eighteen points on the night. fish chip game with the same tally as did right alan had one of the plays of the day this basket getting tossed in a nine to one and. not to be done glen davis to jump up late in the fall if you can sell for eighteen point four to wrap up with. another game strong. not the l.a. lakers recorded desperate straight wins with a victory as the toronto the houston rockets got some rest success on the road beating sacramento one hundred ninety three and grant hill top score for phoenix with thirty points to stay to the home to make steve nash adding twenty on his return from injury. now there is no place like home for golf any else he's just won the south african open championship for a fifth time after holding off

a late challenge from retief goosen two runs were played on the final day after rain had washed out almost the entire thursday but the soggy conditions didn't stop some great moments on the fairways this a hole in one from shelfs mortal something for him to savor even though he finished seven shots back wild ones out in front. and l.c.s. and finishing on twenty four and a par overall of wonderful putt here at the birdie. but he couldn't match allison to into the tie for by a single shot this eagle from him on the fourteenth the highlight of his last round . before. he had the simple task of tapping in the picture. to winter sports now american easy for now has taken his second straight world cup victory by winning the super combined race that ballot is there in france the limpid champion put together a great performance in the city and in the short slalom run to win by just under

half a second to austria and elizabeth good girl and nicole forced to finish second to the side to play three time world cup champion also since the overly rearrange of germany to finish fifth. the men i recently ted ligety has extended his domination in the world cup giant slalom by winning his third straight race to take the lead in the overall standings the american finishing fourteen hundreds of the second ahead of france's green card another frenchman thomas another completed. and finally politicians artists and former sports men have been attending ago. ceremony here in moscow to celebrate the chief of a charity called under the flag of good the organization raises money for children who need medical treatment by holding various sporting events and president medvedev eight a call for each expects. the sixth year of the shirty variant turned out to be very successful before announcing medical support to help two hundred children in over

those six years more than a thousand children this is our morris but i suppose they're important contribution to developing churchy work in the country and of course the main result is the happy faces of the children who go on to live full and available lives and very very grateful to everyone who took part in the event of. a good cause that is all the sport for the mind set or whether it's next. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. bringing you the latest in science and technology from. the future covered.

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that's a great way to go to the brendan period truly towards western. new kind of let's wait till the close of the show to see don't need to go and. read this and the colonel was hoto as a treat. violence on the streets of bello roots following sunday's presidential election r.t. cameraman filming the clashes were also injured. opposition wants to bring more people out on to the streets of the belorussian capital to protest what they believe is a fraudulent election. in north korea dogs the sounds military drills near you did seem border offer cation. to north korea has said that it will know its retaliates will bring you the latest developments from that situation

. and millions of migrants from poor central asian states see russia as a land of opportunity for many of the grass is not always greener. it's three pm in moscow this is our team coming to you live first up this hour police have cracked down on thousands of opposition supporters in the belorussian capital minsk as they tried to storm government buildings in protest over the presidential election incumbent leader alexander lukashenko has won a fourth term in office but its opponents say paul was raked country nazarov are reports from minsk. it's all quiet right now in the bell russian capital of course a very stark contrast to what was taking place last night when thousands of opposition supporters took to this.