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 the 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 appears rewarding own countries where we wouldn't have expected it in western europe we've seen it really was 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 testament 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 truly. semitic incidence in various places particularly in the west but we also seen what some people would call a new form of a if i sell it to someone that's when you're the state of israel itself is the minute is brought into question is the clear to races state essentially where that itself becomes a new form of anti-semitism so you do saying 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 in. needs 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 jewish 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 are no 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 of 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 a response so it's holding jews collectively responsible for the actions of israel is consider anti-semitism why does israel want to sanctify that 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 jewish would know in jewish i think in all of the world the one state that isn't. true is tradition by the spirit of judaism. so it's really inappropriate i mean many countries have the stablished state churches. be a church has descended great britain but no one would suggest that. in the u.k. there is god. freedom. democracy. rights for all of its citizens personally

file for 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 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 decree from outside. recently a place c.n.n. interior ministry official deny the holocaust and the calder legend and this sort of case is 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 on 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 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 do more to fight and i said.

isn't 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 latin for example the 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 see membership in nato before even excessive 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 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 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 march yes thank you. but. they're 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 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. 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 hurt and ever recorded what a thing is to blame 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 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 rallies just outside of kremlin recently what are your concerns for russia. you know i think

this was very troubling to to observe and in fact we've 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 in all parts of the room the real test the mill measure is how you address them in the short term obviously in faults the role of police but in the long term in washington is in this sense for it 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. assures that so much to know there's a huge musician apparently trying. various things fail this is how many described washington's most recent attempt to reach a peace settlement in the middle east is it time for the u.s. to drop to create. there are killing innocents here at all as a base of course and that's never answered. most often those calls for me i think are going to every day. still the slightest spark trouble to memorise sad. oh so much so long time are you

serious. i was. i was ashamed that i hadn't been a hero. go away a lot. more i would go in the woods or i think. that i was a good soldier. most soldier on the other side and i think i'm just not good. in some features but she's available in hotels a story of. a trip on a search for true school toto.

in a sea of kindness even this. party's top story bella ruth is doing with the aftermath of violent protests by the opposition. hundreds of people arrested including a number of presidential candidates who claim both of great meanwhile. on the ballot irregularities. north korea calls artillery. a reckless military. to refrain from retaliate despite previous rounds. cancel the void for their attention. and russia's. along with an

overflow of illegal immigrants and the trend children or else i was going down even though they come from foreign central asian states they are not doing much better in this country pop stand out in your living condition and really well. up next here with all the sports highlights stay with us. hello welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me and other top stories where the champions russia finish the china one cup has been winners after trashing finland six two. keeping up a ten man rail madrid pizzeria one nil to go within two points of law legal leaders . flying high a stunning late in the philadelphia eagles against the victory i think new york giants. let's start with i saw where russia and china one cup in style and yes just

because men secured the tri thing with victory over the czechs on saturday and finished the tournament by beating the finns six two on sunday to keep their one hundred percent record intact robert for the onion records. the found celebrity as the trophy comes back home the title was securely surly we washed clean their second victory winning the joey one cup a game early. hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday. last year's tournament winners finland and recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents overages love biggest man but the stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alexander a duel of score the opener to send the pack nigga sports arena wild. and muster peace with the playing again and again.

the visitors in made it look forward back and the fewest grisha was sooner war that make up euro billing at home in front of russia's gold and leveling matters one one . by over the home side soon restore their lead in a pulp league 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 team the home crowd with a variety of goals in a trio of finishing his teammates efforts with narrowed and we shot three one soon and then a duel and sergei mazak an easily found these two in one chance to go full one. and the gulf has continued to move by hosts six one by the second intermission. finland finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled out six two winners concern for her none of this in the

first two games but as with ready fulfilled on 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 getting the first period was a bit tough for us as the game had started pretty early so we needed some time to wake up and hello in the second period we had the agent and scored five goals you know i'm sure this big hitters enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and the disappointing. the world championships was drunk and the noise was a nice dear presence edition fans robert byrd thirty. so just an aside to look for the tournament russia has three wins sponsoring and to maximize points the czechs finished in second spot after they did sweden four one in that final time on sunday in last year's business finland trying to react with just a point. as most of football and ahead of the winter break round the dreaded cut

bosler his lead at the top of la liga to two points after one mill when i was severe despite playing last half an hour with ten men rails recalled a call volume was given a second yellow card with a clash of heads without bottom into however that lie out still too late in the seventy seventh minute and out demetria just about tips the play wrong foot to the keeper and scored from a tight angle to the go which they say out west fifty only in a row so there was also refused to ten men in stoppage time and amadou diallo was given a stright red card and brutal challenge in the area severe we called it that this consecutive deceit. while assassinate pedro and david villa struck twice the pieces boss alive and tried five want to espanyol the cats one dog to dry up and off to ninety minutes the scot set up by lee and messi and shadi added a second into this to get to know by the interval also not that guardiola side

further extended that lead to the time ses shot had picked up the rebound to make it three minutes. however espanyol quickly pulled a go back right strike properly done responding. but also responded messi this time getting out via twenty one to the disease. and six minutes to go netted and now. to make it five one on the night passes finished the weekend two points clear at the top end of the league this season i say sis. over in america and in the n.f.l. there was a showdown for first place in the n.f.c. east as philadelphia took all the new york giants with the eagles winning in dramatic fashion falling a punt return on the final play of the game the final score was thirty eight thirty one to philadelphia but it was a game that swung massively the giants grabbed the need to bring in line manning

and marion manning and the thirty five minute touchdown and they were thirty three up that way through the second quarter and the wide receiver yesterday. the quarterback had four touchdown passes on the night in his side with thirty one turned up in the face in the eagle stakes their incredible comeback they tied the game at thirty one of these in general matter in the swimming pool as michael vick has been right at the desk sean jackson has used this time to turn dancing along to the end zone my shotgun zero for going in and once the giants try a few weeks. while eli manning's elder brother peyton straight to touchdown passes with the indianapolis colts to victory a beach the jacksonville jaguars thirty four twenty four lucas oil stadium austin collie collected both touchdowns rice for the colts for linebacker taiwan so often like this fight back with the score twenty seven twenty four sprinted forty one

yards for touchdown single the win for the colts and i twenty believe me it's sad that someone. had us around some of the dolphins playoff hopes were dealt a blow by the buffalo bills while the detroit lions ended the longest losing streak on the road and fell history when either times they snapped a twenty six game losing run but it's found it really is also the falcons wrapped up best fought in the postseason they started. eighteen will be the seattle seahawks while the jets closed in on a playoff spot but will over the stalest who still secured the season place. there's no place like home for any else who won the south african i've been championship for a fifth time after holding off a late challenge from or to use and two rounds were played on the final day after writing that almost the entire first round but the soggy conditions didn't prevent

great moments on the fairways this was a holy man in full force or something him to say that even though he finished seven shots back players out in front of her horse and else person finishing twenty four under par overall one hundred hot here with a birdie. that couldn't match else beat her to the title by a single shot this eagle from him on the fourteenth was the highlight of this graph . for tucking in victory on the eighteenth. now russia's top female boxer and italia goes and has announced the date of the next fight the super middleweight will end her long injury layoff with a fight in june twenty seventh in the eastern city of gatlinburg the thirty four year old has an excellent career record having won all of her twenty two fights she lost that into the ring in december two thousand and nine when she beat probably london also new cutting board but then she picked up a leg injury. with

a sun regarding his next opponent hasn't been announced yet and management has a few possible candidates undefeated champion also said she should go back to go into the ring in london at the twenty twelve olympics. you know when you start. it's always been my dream to win gold at the olympics and i'm ready it's that considering resigning a. professional boxer without a hitch is very much harder than it is completely different amateur level so have to think twice about it. in winter sports american lindsey vonn time test second straight world cup victory by why. in the soup and bind race of all desire in france the olympic champion put together a great performance in the city and in the show its long run to win by just on dot com for second to all spins elizabeth gogo as nicole haas and second on third respectively the street sign wall cup champion also seen google from relation germany has finished fifth. all over nicely taking a could see extended this domination in iraq trying slalom on winning his third

straight race to take the lead her standings the american finish fourteen hundred for the second at the start of the parish on another french are not completed the podium the. first. round finally politicians artists and former sportsman attended a gala ceremony here in moscow to celebrate each event of a charity called under the flag of good the organization raises money for children who need medical treatment by holding various sporting events as president medvedev state. explains it was just the sixth year of the shirt event turned out to be very successful with finances and medical support help two hundred children over those six years the felt more than a thousand children this is are modest but i suppose they're even worth your contribution to developing a churchie work in the country and of course the main result is the happy faces of the children who go on to live as early life's and very very grateful to everyone

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well reuss is dealing with the aftermath of violent protests by the opposition to alexander the percent goes when in the presidential elections hundreds of people have been arrested including a number of the presidential candidates. the o.e.c.d. slams the presidential election in delaware who says undemocratic while the president elect tells them to mind their own business all the towns and. also this hour north korea calls the sounds are tillery drill a reckless military provocation val's to refrain from retaliation despite previous threats. and russia is paddling with overflow of illegal immigrants and the

trench shows no sign of slowing down despite them ending up in more living conditions and with low paying jobs. at seven pm in moscow this is archie coming to you live with me and you say no way thanks for being with us first up this hour police have arrested hundreds of protesters and several opposition presidential candidates who took to the streets of the belorussian capital angry at the outcome of sunday's election the country's leader alexander lukashenko won a fourth consecutive term in office with almost eighty percent of the vote. is in minsk and now joins us live. katrina of course the outcome of the election has caused a stir in the country with more.