andrew 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 appearing with your own countries where we would have expected it say in western europe we've seen that rather than less persisting in many other parts of the world that so i think we've given more attention who are doing these lies 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 events in the middle east the state of israel essential truly. semitic incidence in various places typically in the west but we've 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 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 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.

clearly one aspect but then i think even in public discourse that 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 when i think israel continues settlement building jewish people around the world actually suffer dislike sometimes of a 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 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 you know

it's anti semites that peer 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 it 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 it would no in jewish i think in all of the world the one state that isn't free drugs tradition like the spirit judaism is really inappropriate i mean many countries have the stablished state churches. be able to the church is descended to great britain but no one would suggest that. in the u.k. there is god. freedom and democracy. right. for all its citizens recently

for 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 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 airplay c.n.n. interior ministry officials deny the holocaust and they called it a 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 about this. i think that's important that we never describe the denial or question of the holocaust emerges it 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 have made what i think this organization want 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 lax for example former was 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 seek in membership in nato before any new accession and i think there 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 well they may say 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 dick of freiburg or 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 they could. 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 the still remains and this kind of populism that plays on that fascist era past 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 happen hurrican never recorded quite 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 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 a violent rally just outside of kremlin recently what are your concerns for russia you know i think this was very tough. doubling through 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 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 for. 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 the people i meet they

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were floated legal immigrants of the trend showed no sign of slowing down even though they come from paul central asian states they're not doing that much better in this country most end up in poor living conditions and with no paid job it's. ok to sports they stay with the. hello and welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me and other top stories weather champions russia finished the china one cup as they can witness after thrashing finland six two. keeping up a ten man rail madrid treats to be a one nil to their within two points of the legal leaders. and flying high a stunning late comeback in the philadelphia eagles against the victory i think new

york giants. let's start with ice hockey where russia and china one cup in style yes just because men secured the trade 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 onion records. the found celebrate as the trophy comes back home the title was secure and certainly the russia claimed their second victory winning the joey one cup game early although the 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 because man but the stunt it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alexander a do have scored 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 guilt and levelling matters one one. guy over there who 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 gilts tonight judy will finishing his teammates efforts with now and we shot three one soon and there's a duel and sergei mazak an easily downed these two in one chance to go for one. in the gulf as the team it was to move by hosts six one by the second intermission. fillin finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled out six two winners concerning them before none of this in the

first two games but has without ready fulfilled on main task of taking the title with just loosened up and said 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 hello in the second period we had the age and scored five goals i'm sure this big hitters enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and to disappoint. the world championships was drawn from the moist was a nice clear present situation since the birth for the new thirty. so to speak minus hyperloop for the tournament russia had three wins on straight and to maximum points the czechs finished in second spot author they did sweden for one in their final time on sunday 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 nil when i was severe despite playing the last half an hour with ten men rails recalled a call value was given a second yellow card with a clash of heads got him into however that layout still too late in the seventy seventh minute and out demetria just about to play along for to the keeper and scored from a tight angle to the go which they fly out by fifty only in a row so there was also refused to ten men in stoppage time amadou diallo was given a straight red card and brutal challenge in that severe we called it that fist consecutive deceit. while assassinate pedro and david villa struck a place the pieces boss allowed to try five want to espanyol the cats one dog to dry fend off the nineteen minutes the scot set up by leaving messi and shadi added a second into this to get to you by the interval also not that guardiola side

further extended that lead to the time ses shot pedro picked up the rebound to make it through. however espanyol quickly pulled a go back as a white stripe. down your spending. but also responded messi this time getting out yeah twenty four one to the disease. and with six minutes to get the message and now. to make it five one on the night of finish the weekend two point three zero at the top end as 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 needles 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 gave this one massively johns grabbed the lead to bring in line manning and marion manning a thirty five minute touchdown and they were thirty three up that way through the second quarter and the wide receiver yet again. the quarterback had four touchdown passes on the night in his side with thirty one turned up in a field in the eagle stakes that 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 death of sean jackson did you see this play ten dollars to the lottery and then why you cut down to zero five going in and lots of cripple john's profits. while eli manning's elder brother peyton through two touchdown passes with the indianapolis colts to victory they beat the jacksonville jaguars thirty four twenty four the lucas oil stadium austin collie collected both touched on fridays for the colts linebacker twenty one butler so often like judgment fight back with

a score of twenty seven twenty four is one hundred forty one yards for touchdown single the win for the colts and i really 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 in n.f.l. history but when i have a ton of a snap a twenty six game losing run that it's found it really is also the falcons wrapped up best fought in the close season they started. a team going through the seattle seahawks while the jets closed in on a playoff spot below the stalest who still secured their season place. and 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 forty four use and two rounds were played on the final day after writing that almost the entire first round but the sunday conditions didn't prevent

great moments on the fairways this was a holy month in full force or something him to say that even though he finished seven shots back players out in front of her houston and else person finishing on twenty four under par overall one hundred heart here for birdie. couldn't much else beat her to the title by a single shot this eagle from him on the fourteenth was the highlight of this much . for talking 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 katherine borg 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 in london also you got to move but then she picked up

a leg injury like most people with a son because of this next opponent hasn't been announced yet and management has a few possible candidates the undefeated champion also said she had 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 to step into the ring with the but i'm a professional boxer without hits very much harder than it is completely different amateur level so have to think twice about it but i'm here with the winter sports american lindsey vonn time test second straight well cup victory by winning the super combined race of all desire in france the olympic champion put together a great performance in the sympathy and in the show its long run to win by just on that home for second to australians elizabeth go as nicole fawcett and second and third respectively the three time world cup champion also seen the overall route from realisation germany has finished fifth. all over nicely taking a could see extended this domination in the market trying slalom are winning his

third straight race to take the lead her standings the american finish fourteen hundred for the second header files of the parish on another country and not completed the podium the. first. round finally politicians artists and former sportsman attended a gala ceremony here in moscow to celebrate the chief ment's 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 sure to variant turned out to be very successful but for announcers and medical support we helped two hundred children over those six years the felt more than a thousand children this is our modest but i suppose very important 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 their lives and very very grateful to everyone who

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overflow of illegal immigrants and the trend shows no sign of slowing down the spike them ending up in poor living conditions and with low paid jobs. a very warm welcome this is r.t. live from moscow with me alice habit police have arrested hundreds of protesters on several position presidential candidates who took to the streets of the belorussian capital angry at the outcome of sunday's election the country's lead down exam but only because franco won all fourth consecutive term in office we don't waste eighty percent of the vote. in the halls of minsk when the rallies that broke out she's keeping us up to date. it appears that it's not just the people. that are not satisfied with.