for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. we've been back in and we will be back in the rights of the palestinians to create their own state. russia is committed to supporting independence of the palestinian state with the capital in east jerusalem that we have said during his middle east visit the russian leader meets with his palestinian counterpart israel has been left on the sidelines due to political infighting. and the claims of russian air traffic controllers for the plane crash that killed the polish president in april that's despite the findings of the official investigation that cited pilot error and whether it's causes of the accident. plus. them out by page sixteen especially when they're people struggling to pay their rent even feed and play the children of. anger is boiling over in the u.k.

as banks spelled out by taxpayer money pledged to hand out billions in bonuses despite harsh austerity cuts in the rest of the country. with news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. here in moscow twenty four hours a day good to have you with you good to have you with us this dmitri medvedev has reiterated russia's commitment to back a palestinian state with the capital in east jerusalem during his middle east tour the initial plan for the two always to hold talks with israel as well but this was spoiled when its officials went on strike leading to the visits cancellation has more now from jericho. and the palestinian officials have already described it as historic first and foremost because it allows russia to make a political statement for me it should mean that if it is not the. first russian

leaders to visit india policy in territories pushing was here back in two thousand and five but even if it is the first after russian leader to come to the west bank bypassing israel and he agreed to rate its trials they struck during his news conference rich received a very very loud of applause from the palestinian officials and journalists present here now medvedev also said that the russian position on the palestinian cause hasn't changed the soviet union was one of the first countries in the world to recognize the state of policy in the within the nine hundred sixty seven borders with the capital in is jerusalem and with it is said that russia is still committed to making everything possible to bring these scenarios about here's exactly what he said on the issue. russia's position stays the same we made a choice at the end of the one nine hundred eighty s. we've been back and we will be back in the rights of the palestinians to create their own state independent united sustainable with the capital in east jerusalem

ever since these really palestinian talks broke down back in fall of two thousand and ten mahmoud abbas has been working behind the scene to drum up international support for the recognition of the palestinian statehood and most recently he secured support from several latin american countries including brazil and argentina and it is expected that the palestinian authority will bring up this issue for a vote i did the u.n. general assembly all of the u.n. security council later on this year or so. president medvedev president of russia reach holds power in the security council making such statements in the palestinian territories is extremely important and extremely supportive for the palestinian cause most recently ever since i would say the early ninety nine days mosco was trying to play it both ways and was trying to maintain workable relations with bowl . israel and the policy and initially the middle eastern truth was.

expected to bring president admitted both to israel and to policy issues but he's too polished internally to say but he's israeli was canceled at the very last moment because of the strike at the israeli foreign ministry and it needs to be sad that both countries tried. the doll play any harm that may have been caused by these constellation in fact the israeli minister and israeli president shimon peres sad that the president will be expected and welcomed in israel at any time once the strike is over and he also agreed to meet and hold negotiations with president medvedev later on this year at the international economic forum in davos so both both countries tried to downplay any harm that may have been caused and present it

again said that he's looking forward to making these trips to israel sometime later . well in a few minutes we'll be getting more analysis on president if it is visit from. the russian academy of sciences and also half an hour we speak to a palestinian negotiator who says after america's failure russia could help reach a breakthrough in the middle east peace talks. pressure to try to convince netanyahu to stop further occupation through building new settlements in gaza blockade to stop the measures they're taking and jerusalem the good of the americans failed to do this they admitted and now put more pressure on our strong to bring us back to the negotiating table that netanyahu uses the current government as an excuse saying he cannot make a decision under this government of russia recognize the independent palestinian state in one hundred eighty eight with the nine hundred sixty seven borders of this capital in jerusalem and never denied that decision in other words many things show that russia is serious about its intentions keeps reminding the world about the

decisions that have been made before but enough forgotten. poland's internal ministry says russian air traffic controllers were involved in the plane crash that killed president lech kaczynski the full report on the tragedy is due to be presented in february parties and he said now he has more now on the latest developments. these are the first stabs and statements from polish officials in their investigation into the plane crash that killed president lech kaczynski is just a week it has to be said after the interstate aviation committee presented their final report which found that an inexperienced polish crew bad weather and also pressure from high ranking officials on board ultimately led to the tragedy poland found this one except a boat that's despite it internationally being deemed as accurate and thorough now it looks like the polish side is going to try to prove that russian air traffic controllers were to blame that's going to be a difficult task for them because according to international aviation law first of

all any decision on a final landing lies with the pilot and his crew but also air traffic controllers can only advise they can't deny all minding flock of the. we have not found any evidence that the air traffic controllers were pressured the supervisor of the landing zone gave information about the plane's location as it was indicated on the radar monitor they were allowed to go down to the height of one hundred meters they were not given permission to land. now in response to this news from poland the interstate aviation committee announced that they would make public the cockpit recordings in full obviously they believe that there's proof there that the air traffic controllers aren't to blame and the family of the late polish president first of all denied the findings of the interstate aviation committee but also pretty much blatantly blames russia for the death of president kaczynski in fact his son in law it said that the plane crash was a planned assassination in revenge against putin skis and the russian rhetoric and

also to prevent him from being reelected but we've been speaking to international experts and analysts some who say that anyone in poland that supports these kind of accusations hasn't been able to break with past stereotypes. in the political. life that is in motion or do or they also. people who cannot leave without having an enemy and in the. one with germany and one with russia and it is very difficult technologically people to adapt to a new situation where you are truly try to change the most and to aggression into cooperation and this is what this company the polish side has to present its final report by january so it could be quite a while before this case really does come to any kind of clothes. while still to come in the program this hour for some useful fortunetelling tips as russian celebrate the twelfth night of christmas. looking into the future if you want to

find out what awaits you in two thousand and eleven join us for a traditional russian fortune telling session in just a couple of minutes. but first public fury is growing in the u.k. where the biggest banks there are planning to pay out but use of pounds in bonuses to some stuff the cash bonanza comes after many banks were bailed out by taxpayers' money and severe public sector cuts across the crisis hit economy what is your end it has more. this is all staring. the homeless and needy queue up for food handouts from charities all over london and the u.k. but just a few miles away it's a different world with different rules prime minister david cameron has shied away from regulating bankers' bonuses they might have to be a bit more open about them but pay because and there will be no windfall tax there

was more. and bankers have taken that to heart u.k. banks including some of those bailed out by taxpayers last year will be paying out eleven billion dollars to their staff this year here on the street where the needy live literally from hand to mouth that's going down badly. british. and he's not the only one complaining last year saw thousands of students out on the streets demonstrating against austerity cuts about by global crisis triggered by reckless bankers now the right to work campaign is calling for a fresh wave of protests against what they're dubbing the government surrender to the bankers and their huge paychecks but basically i think they're mad about this very same seem especially when there are people struggling to even pay their rent

to even feed and clothe their children when people are getting three pounds three million pounds bonus is quite frankly excessive just to disgusting amount of money taxpayer lobby group say they don't care what privately owned banks do but the ones that have been bailed out with taxpayer money have to show some restraint and can't possibly be expected to stomach at a time when the government's making spending cuts to stomach these enormous bonus payouts and to watch all this go on when these banks seem to forget that it was the public's money that saved them but not. everyone sees it that way daniel hoffman from financial services says banks are still vital in supporting economic recovery and if bonuses are paid the best bankers will move elsewhere it's crucial that the banking sectors around the world. are getting healthier and can support economic growth but house on the street those who depend on charity to put food in their mouths find that difficult to stomach with this latest back tracking

regulation it seems banks and their governments have learned very little from the financial crisis just a few miles away bankers continue to fill their pockets and looks set to be able to go on. but this time they're doing it with taxpayer money which could have been used to help the needy. governments are still divided on the size of the fund which was set up last year the discussion on whether to boost the facility took place at a two day summit in brussels the european commission and european central bank want to widen the fund struggling eurozone members like spain and portugal need help finance minister wants the part to one point five trillion euros. eurozone economy ruled out any substantial increase for a larger member of the european parliament and leader of the independence party says the whole idea of the eurozone was wrong from the very beginning. i think what

we're doing here is they're reinforcing failure at the end of the day countries like greece and portugal. should never of joined the euro in the first place trapped inside the economic prison with a whole set of policies that suit their circumstances and i think the more we build up. the more in effect we're pouring. i'm this really is a tragedy because these people. you know. we have. we have had people actually killed on the streets. if they hold the eurozone together. those countries are going to get worse and what it really needs is a frank assessment which is there is an argument. with germany and holland and a few countries possibly france as well but there is an optimal. but. for the north and south of europe to be stuck inside of the union is never ever

going to work but nobody inside these institutions wants to face up to the e.c.b. buying up its debt and now with this with this agreement in brussels that the stability of doing the same thing you know you begin to ask yourself a year or eighteen months down the track will the european central bank itself actually be. a liquid functioning. all we are doing here we're reinforcing failure decision is quite extraordinary i mean it's rather like boarding the titanic after it hit the iceberg it is the most incredible. look what you've got here behind this whole european project when we talk about the union itself although we talk about the current say we have a political class who want this you know even countries like switzerland and norway who very sensibly have stayed outside the union who have. agreements with it even in those countries

a majority of politicians would sign them up for all of this stuff so that's the great battle that is going on in europe it's a battle between the political leaders and public opinion which increasingly is. this now in the end public opinion is going to win because you can't build a state and that's. without having the consent of the people and that has never been asked for never to go. and as the e.u. gets to grips with its financial chaos china is offering to lend the troubled euro bloc helping hand in his latest program kaiser looks at just why beijing is doing this because a report is coming your way next hour. lawmakers following projection china is buying european bonds. why are they doing this i think it's because at some point they will demand payment in the form of gold you know in the european zone there are about eleven thousand tons of gold which would be the highest concentration of gold in the world higher than even the u.s.

has eight thousand tons of gold china moving into europe buying those bonds of course europeans will never be able to pay off those bonds because their economies are in freefall and then china will turn around and say ok you can pay us back in euros but we'll take the payment and gold. visiting the middle east dmitri medvedev reaffirmed russia's commitment to back a palestinian state with the capital in east jerusalem well for more on the significance of the trip i'm now joined by skype from the oriental studies institute at russia's academy of sciences. the trip was to include israeli officials but that was. supposedly shells because of a strike now what does this say about israel's commit. troops i believe that it. seems russian president came to the palestinian territories i mean he's going to go for the first time he had two nieces abroad

this time as you know because of this strike. israel before this. war well this is in itself a business versus a group because he did travel to the pens to intubate or is probably not probably the travel straight to the table and there is a difference in what he did. well what will be the consequences of what president medvedev the said because obviously the soviet union recognize a palestinian state back in the 1980's and now he's reiterated this position today what will the implications be the consequences be. i believe that they're too limited to freo from the russian position who's on. this issue it was a woman who in fact that russia supports the creation of the palestinian state go along with these around with a capital in east jerusalem have slowed the russian position but rather the

position of the international community of the quartet so actually no russia just prefer there so this is the goal all russia bottle that worked at this long term nevertheless as you say russia is part of the quartet a major part of the quartet of course is the united states and the u.s. has failed to move the peace process forward in the middle east do you think now after what we're hearing from moscow and the fact that i was talking to all sides that in the region do you think that moscow has a better chance of succeeding in broken peace there in the middle east. well i believe that there should be a collective anyway because unfortunately the above my administration failed this time but i'm not sure that they decided that they will skip the middle is the issue i believe they will come back and what is important for my political deal is still to break the very of the quartet ingenue and russia should also play

and next you've gotten it because they give the issue itself is very complicated i don't believe a single company can reach a breakthrough while the quartet is meeting again in february and of course one of the biggest issues is the illegal israeli settlements is still a major stumbling block what you think can be done to resolve this. while i'm sort of close so cold here you know this is the next as we all know israel is settlements and there's an eye on the policy is a not for the because. they are there the more settlements appear the less land is left which should be given back to the palestinians. and he i believe again called to make it position of the international community and is of great the poor who would remember that. construction of the settlements.

for some time and there was a marriage should be renewed by all means and the. negotiation should be sealed and not only by electoral multilateralism but it's very interesting to hear what you have to say thank you very much indeed for braving the zero temperatures there in moscow. thanks very much indeed. thank you back. well now let's catch up with a brief look at some of the major headlines from around the world at this stage of the day the prime minister's interim president of tunisia one day old unity government to both resign from the former ruling party it comes after four opposition ministers quit over their unhappiness with those remaining from the old regime the new head of government said experienced ministers were needed fortune is here to make the transition into a free society it comes amid a fresh wave of violence across the country as angry demonstrators clashed with

police over what they call a betrayal of the revolution. a suicide attack on a police recruitment center in iraq has killed up to sixty people and left some one hundred fifty injured. in the city to create. a crowd of people queuing to apply for jobs with police officials believe al qaeda is behind the insurgents have intensified assaults on iraqi police and u.s. forces and to combat operations that there's. a. thousand people have fled their homes in southeastern australia with fifty one towns affected by rising flood waters sweeping through victoria officials warn that the waters will reach their peak in the northwest of a. later in the day the warning follows weeks of flooding in the worst affected queensland that killed at least thirty and left twelve people missing. the twelfth night of christmas of the orthodox kind of there's been renowned since

ancient times for fortune telling and even though it is considered a sin by the church this tradition is still alive and well in russian villages or it is natal and over to visited one to learn some mystical tips and to get a look into the future but you all know that journalists are incredibly curious people well at least this is an excuse i'm using for myself today to join this traditional session of fortune telling it's usually done on the last day of. which last for two weeks after the orthodox christmas traditionally women gather around the same ball and perform different kinds of fortune telling procedures to find out what awaits for them during the year whether they will meet their fiancé or simply to make a wish. the easiest way to tell your fortune is about making your wish come true. take a handful of names and count on or even. what event you wish will come true the next one is the most mysterious one what i have to do

is to take the scandal to spill the axe in the water let it cool down and see what shapes it takes and try to understand what could mean potentially for me in the next year. you have a ring which means that in a year to come you have a new soulmate well i didn't see that coming but apparently this is what all girls wished for when they do fortune telling on the last day of sadness so i guess i'm lucky. well you know because sharon is next with the business news good to see sharon and so we'll see the latest news about those kiwis since payment terminals well actually it looks like the japanese company mitsui wants a piece of the action since these terminals are used by eighty million people every month i'll have details about that in a moment but first to our top story. the board of ample com has approved the

purchase of telecom assets owned by egyptian billionaire and so where is for a total of six point five billion dollars this despite opposition from norwegian shareholder tele norm russia second biggest mobile phone operator was a takeover so we are says italian mobile company when telecom when it cuts the army and his fifty one point seven percent stake in egypt or a scam telecom holding this would create the world's sixth largest phone company simple calm signed a new agreement after a tele nor rejected an earlier six point eight billion dollars proposal ultimo which owns over forty percent invisible com says it's disappointed by telling us position. we're disappointed if they're grown this silly geisha is made in their statement. we are the position that. difference in views on business development shouldn't be an obstacle to effectively

develop according to one of the leading global to the corporators. telling or says it will fight the approval by of the board at the company's shareholder meeting suggesting shareholders will face considerable additional dilution if the acquisition is completed on the current terms tellen or warns the deal could make their book less attractive for investors. andrew snow has pledged to invest up to six hundred fifty million dollars into u.k. microchip firm plastic logic the state owned high tech company will initially inject one hundred fifty million dollars for a twenty five percent stake in the cheap plastic microchip maker if the venture becomes financially viable the russian government could take a controlling stake the deal is an effort by russia to diversify into a promising technology plastic logic hopes to generate one billion dollars in annual sales by two thousand and sixteen. and russia is

interested in buying bonds to be issued by the european financial stability fund next week that's according to finance minister. the e.u. is currently preparing a five year bond size between three and five billion euros in order to help protect the euro and sovereign market stability could however dismiss the idea that russia would be interested in buying spanish sovereign bonds. and he goes for russia's entry to the world trade organization could be completed this april so says maxine medved the calls head of the country's delegation to the talks he also addressed existing doubts that a session will have a positive impact on small business in russia. some companies. because it's true it's because. conditions. changed respect to the. marketplace but it's.

this new situation that is in no. position for many years and you've got to take. a look at the markets in the u.s. the markets are trading up this hour boeing aircraft is up over three percent despite news of its revised delivery date of the first seven eighty seven dreamliner to the third quarter reflecting the impact of an in-flight incident during testing last november. and british billionaire and virgin founder richard branson is in talks with russian businessman and media tycoon alexander lebedev to acquire a stake in his low cost carrier red wings that's according to r.b.c. daily the talks are political area with both parties interested in striking some kind of cooperation in two thousand age brackets and claimed he would create a russian airline as a way to enter the country's aviation market however all investment programs were

halted during the financial crisis. and mitsui has acquired almost fifteen percent share in q.e. russia's biggest operator of self-service payment terminals the japanese company aims to move into the field of electronic payments which is fast developing and russia kiwi share of the payment services market in russia totals forty five percent with around eighty million users every month. and that's all the business news for this hour but you can always find more stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business thanks for watching. tonight the world.

very first verses of the bible to all human beings are created but sentimental came in god's image and it doesn't say just jews or non jews. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier not to buy territories was to do with deterrents doing what we call making our presence felt we go out should somebody so they hear a knock on some doors run to the other corner and they don't know how religion and nationalism not just judaism have been a part of the problem they've been part of what leads to. bloodshed a few more. thousand four hundred people in a month and you want to expect that this will have no effect until the feet you have to be either extreme.