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 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 as i said appearing with your own countries where we would have expected it say in western europe we've seen it rather than persisting in many other parts of the world that so i think we've given more attention to it during the sliced years it's still with us unfortunately what do you think some of the factors 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 centrally truly. semitic incidence in various places typically in the west but we also seen what some people would call a new form of advice elitism and that's when you're 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've 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 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 sell for dislike sometimes even hatred because of that you know i wish it were so simple as saying losers 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 say this and jews behave in this

fashion in this fashion. people would say bring it on themselves of course you know it's anti semites that be a 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 the 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 of the world to have one state that isn't it true tradition by the spirit judaism at least to be inappropriate i mean many countries have the stablished state churches. be a church has descended to great britain but no one would suggest that. in the u.k. there is gone. freedom democracy. rights for all of its citizens recently

for foreign ministers put off the decision to recognize palestine 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 of a decree from. recently airplay c.n.n. interior ministry officials deny the holocaust and he called her legend and this sort of case is what impact callous protecting the holocaust have. i think you mean laws that would prohibit the 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 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 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 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. i want to do more to fight anti-semitism

in their membership but 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 latin for example former walk 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 no i mean they say they're not for or against they don't come out condemning 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 vehicle friedberger 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 marks yes they do. but. they're not received. they're commended by the government leadership they do they do criticize them but let's be honest too there's a segment in the society we're just still remains in 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 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 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 have been heard and never recorded what a thing 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 ultranationalist staged violent rally just outside of kremlin recently what is. 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 mail. here again i think it's a challenge for the government and for leadership these kinds of voices we see in all parts of the room. the real test the real measure is how you address that in the short term obviously it then falls to the role of police but in the long term in washington is there in the sense where looks 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 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 much for this thank you very much. easier and discovery to be using. to. communicate with the wyoming. test yourself and become free. to. see what nature can give you. the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion. by means of.

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top stories bellow roofs is dealing with the aftermath of violent protests by the opposition to alexander lukashenko zwick in the presidential elections hundreds of people were arrested including a number of presidential candidates who claimed the boat was rigged meanwhile see the monitors are demanding answers on the grass and ballot in which the regularities. north korea calls artillery trails by the south was a military provocation but vows to refrain from retaliation to spite just threats. to cancel the war games to avoid further tension. and russia is battling with an old. flow of illegal immigrants and the trend shows no sign of slowing down even

more subtle action states they are not doing that much better in this country stand up and living conditions and with low paid jobs. up next all the sports highlights with from. hello there thanks for watching the sport and these are the headlines. would be champions china one cup winners russia russia finland six two to end the tournament on the. right in leaders boston with victory over sylvia. the eagles from the giants in the n.f.l. with the. victory. that stopped the ice hockey they were russia have ended the china one cup in style because man she curing the trophy with victory over the

czechs on saturday i'm finishing the tournament by beating the finn six two to keep the one hundred percent record intact the dunya. the fansub rate as the toll free comes back home the title was secure and celie and russia claimed their second victory winning the general 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 but the stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alex on the reduced score the opener to send them back in a good sports arena wild. and mussar piece with a blazing again and again. the visitors in made it late fall back and the furious pressure was soon awarded mika beautiful ing

at home in front of russia's goal and leveling matters one one. however the who site soon restore their lead on a polo 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 gear allow to entertain the home crowd with a variety of ghosts. of finishing his teammates efforts with never going we shot three one soon and there are a duel and sergei mazak in easily two on one chance into goal for one and the goal first continued to move by hosts six one by the second intermission. finland finally managed to get a score shoot in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled down six two winners. were none 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 the best game especially after we scored the first two goals you know the first period was a bit tough for us as the game had started pretty early so we needed some time to wake up old though in the second period we had big and scored five goals i'm sure the spectators enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and the disappointment of the world championships this triumph from home ice was a nice near present for the russian fans for a berth for the new on r t. so this is a final table look for the tone with russia with three wins from the three and maximum points the czechs and second spot after they've been slated for one and their final game on sunday lost is when is finland bringing up the rear with just a point. that switch to football that's why real madrid have trimmed barcelona's lead at the top of the league to two points after one nil when i was severe and

they did it with ten men for much of the second half re-offer katic of value was given a second yellow. with half an hour left at the been a backlash of heads with integrated enough to warrant his marching orders but that seemed to spur all reality to the lead 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 binary contest and so they were reduced to ten men in stoppage time darby with a straight read through brutal challenge on the matiya reales fifteenth win in a row at home and surveys fifth consecutive defeat. also got a weekend a five one victory as across time rivals a spaniard and petro both scoring twice per drive with the first after being set up by messi. number two. and. then picked up on a rebound from messi shot. and that made it three nil. unstoppable

on boss line with us did pull one back a great strike from. him picked the ball up from pretty much the halfway line picked the spot nicely but the boss didn't respond messi this time picking up that they. got another rush at the end so i went to boston on story on saturday night. and i will 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 have 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. go to philadelphia but it was against one massively the giants grass believe when eli manning found marion manning in for a thirty five yard touchdown and they were fourteen freya michie right from 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 pastor michael vick and then right at the death to sean jackson produced this return. he sees the whole thing open up for him he danced along the end 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 to touchdown passes to lead the indianapolis colts to victory day the jacksonville

jaguars thirty people twenty four at the lucas stadium boston callie collecting both touchdown prize for the color purple linebacker. i like the jags fight back scored twenty seven twenty four he's twenty four point one yard touchdown to see who will win for the call by i say yes he sang for the 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 years. 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 themselves when i was the still is despite losing still secured a high seas. meanwhile the boston celtics are the main form team in the n.b.a.

recording the thirteenth straight win with victory over the indiana pacers ninety nine eighty eight the final. go ahead 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 thousands from the school board taking out with eighteen points on the night. pull fish chip game with the same tally as did rally and you had one of the plays of the day this past week giving boston the minds of one and two three. not to be frank from glen davis if it jumped up late in the fall if you can sell for eight hundred forty four to wrap up the. other games from sunday night 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 two ninety three and grant hill top score for phoenix with thirty points to stay to oklahoma 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 howling one from shelfs was something for him to savor even though he finished seven shots back wild ones out in front. and elsie's and finishing on twenty four and a par overall of wonderful putt if 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 to the picture. to win to sports now americans eat on has taken his second straight world

cup victory by winning the super combined race at ballard 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 austrians elizabeth gurgel and nicole first finish second third side three time world cup champion also since the overall eighth mia reach of germany and finished in. the men i really think 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 fourteenth hundreds of the second heather francis bring the car another frenchman thomas nada completed the podium. and finally politicians artists and former sports men have been attending a gala ceremony here in moscow to celebrate the chieftains 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. explains it was the sixth year of the sure to

turn 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 modest supposed weary 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 moment the weather is next. great for the full story we've got it for . the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in

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room have slumped fourteen percent since its london i.p.o. last month comes up to bt the bank's boss said two thirds of their about the listing of the footsie pointed that out of the program in twenty. five pm in moscow this is archie coming to you live with me and he said no way first stop police have arrest. hundreds of protesters and several opposition presidential candidates took to the streets of the bell russian capital angry at the outcome of sunday's election the country's leader alexander lukashenko want a fourth consecutive term in office with more than seventy percent of the vote his opponents insist the poll was rigged while c.i.s. observers have said it was legitimate at the same time always c.e. monitors have demanded.