hello live from moscow it's covered over here with the headline update for you polish football fan and show no hospitality attacking russian supporters before and after the team's euro twenty twelve much with around one hundred fifty poles arrested. crackdown a whistle blows the u.k. most legislation that could make it harder on riskier for people to expose lawbreakers. and syria in civil war the police an assessment resurgent rebels take the fight to a sad with frantic efforts underway to salvage kofi annan peace plan. despite all eyes being focused on syria another war may be on the cards in the region as the

israeli raid the standoff continues to simmer israeli political expert robbie shares his views now there on how that situation he thinks is likely to develop its next. with me i have professor director of the center for middle eastern studies at tel aviv university professor thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. my pleasure the israeli defense minister recently said that israel would not be duped over negotiations regarding iran's nuclear program do you think that sanctions have been effective here i think that since the implementation of this with sanctions a couple of months ago i think the progress so i think that what the message is pretty clear in two thousand and twelve we are having a different ball game. and iran is realizing that if it is not going to

comply it would be very pricey for iran if iran is beginning to feel the pinch why are we still hearing from the israeli leadership i think that what the israeli leadership is doing is just to. capitalize on kind of a man to man with the sanctions first of all in the mind of many israelis spatially those leaders you're talking about the implementation of sanctions it's kind of a byproduct of an israeli pressure. so it's because israel actually threatened. to militarily attack iran. this was all forced the european union and the americans especially the americans to come up with a much more let us say strict policy with regard to iran in order to appease israel this is how israel takes think now since obama and the american ministration would

not like the idea of having kind of an im broadly go in the middle east before november i think is what obama did with the swift sanctions is on the one to tell israel we are on board. and you should just set aside now actually and we are going to dictate the rhythm with regard to iran on the other hand there was a message would be there was sent to iran that it's going to be very pricey so basically it could cut either ways but i think that what we stand now is kind of a stale me but the last just one more no i think that what the areas are doing and this is very very typical of their diplomacy they are trying to bribe the wage between the israelis and the americans between the americans and the europeans by coming up with those notions as to say yes so we would like to actually listen carefully to what you all for we have offers on our side is that enough to satisfy

the israeli leadership or could we still see israel attacking iran i think it is unlikely. first of all i'm pretty sure that until november nothing will happen in that regard and even after november we are going to have the same problem there are many say figures or public figures like the former head of the mossad and others who are coming up with kind of a conduit argument the final analysis of which of the bottom one of which is at least this time this is the think israel should come up with don't talk actually about military solution how deep is this difference of opinion between the israeli political leadership and security establishment no i think they are present that if enough and one should take into consideration these are the guys who are going to take the decision. not the people who used to serve in the more sun.

or the army or whatever but at the same time i would say but there are many questions that are still open what's the volume of such an attack. how would prepare the israeli public for the ramifications if and when. what would be the political geopolitical ramifications of such an attack and another question can is all go it alone my assessment is that israel should do that by itself if at all and my assessment is that israel has done. or came up with some moves that. i think personally that the west mainly the united states to be much more firm when it comes to iran and i think that will have to wait and see because in my opinion sanctions do work why are sanctions working people are going to suffer and people are going to suffer or are middle class citizens when it comes to the middle of

these as they were revolutions start or this is the point where revolutions start i think that the iranian leadership realize that what they're going to do will have to wait and see but i will not be surprised if i would find kind of an discussion or even dissensions within the iranian political circles about how to proceed from now on what about anyway in retaliation how effective would it be that effective to destroy israel or something in the sort of course but the remains could just use their proxies in the region mainly hezbollah. using their rockets so what they will have in mind here and this will be the retaliation policy of the iranians is to install kind of i would say seeds of instability where you

can when it comes to normalize lands. in yemen in iraq even in north africa using hezbollah and he think american bases in the gulf if the summary unfolded that israel attacked iran and there are nations that would help iran acquire a nuclear weapon is that a realistic scenario or yeah i mean in a way that could be kind of a scenario that we're going to have or see there but i would say that the problem with a nuclear iran is not that iran is going to the story as well i do not believe in but. it would be kind of a source of inspiration a nuclear iran. for many radical groups in the region. will start to actually act in a different manner and now when they have kind of for you to back up. this is the thing so i'm not sure that the game is i mean you know the main issue is in the question as you put it i think that what we have here is kind of

psychological. moving across to so it is all has been surprisingly quiet and inactive in terms of developments there is it because time is on as well signed all because it does not want to see a regime change there well i think that there's that is pretty confused about that this is kind of a multi-ethnic multi-religious multilingual state a state which is comprised of many. different. religious and ethnic types and this is a state that could easily become what we call failed state which means a state that cannot control over all the territory and more often than not you have some flags or regions that are becoming kind of a normal instance we have had there in libya ready after the toppling down of gadhafi we do see that in sinai. oh and other radical groups are

capitalizing on that kind of situation and whenever you have a weak central state and this is exactly kind of a byproduct of the toppling of the dictator we're going to have a bunch of power centers so it seems to be more concerned with turkey than with his well how can syria be so sure that israel won't take advantage of its weakening i don't think that is a would take an advantage because in that sense because you know what israel had had when it. mean for the twentieth century i mean the closing their gates of a green a century is a quite silent golan heights or border with syria. i think that israel is a spectator cannot influence or do something good about the ever changing region the top of the arab spring. as i said before i think israel is confused it is or has just come up with kind of a strategy or at least a set of tactics of how to deal with this new situation basically it is becoming

much more difficult middle east for israel because egypt and turkey one time friendly and staunch supporter supporters of israel in the west in the region are not there anymore isn't it time is on makes a decision in terms of what's happening and so yeah i think that it is high time but i'm not sure that this has to do with kind of a more this operandi by which israel should do something in syria of course not. it isn't should actually set clear what. its set of preferences is. but i think that israel should be much more a last stick more responsive because what we're going to have in syria i think in two thousand and twelve maybe two thousand and thirteen is a real change in the syrian uprising has shifted toward suicide bombing if that is a sign of greatest terrorist involvement in the uprising and syria and israel then fighting the same enemy in

a way yes and this is what i meant before but you know i can't find now for common denominator between bashar and israel what you say about those terrorist means that one should start thinking of bashar not controlling all over syria or having at least some luck coonass or looking for india's which are beyond the scope of his control this is actually something which to better understand that. his situation in syria is deteriorating and in the long run he won't be able to just stand still what are the implications of the arab spring for as well i think that this will. got kind of a much more difficult middle east if least you're strategically or geopolitically speaking. egypt is not there anymore to form as kind of approach or western staunch supporter of a more stable middle east. and i think in this way i think israel should point out

the kind of replacement so to speak thinking is also changing its tone in the recent years and is there will find the middle east as kind of i would say space or an area. where you can think of kind of a regional or comprehensive peace as was the case before but to just try for having what i would call interim or partial agreements i think that we are getting back to one hundred forty million or nine hundred fifty s. when nobody talked about peace but we do talk about agreements professor thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. thank you. comfort is the least you have. the money

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video for your media projects and free video down to our tom. had lunch marty today syria in civil war the bleak u.n. assessment is resurgent rebels take the fight to assad with frantic efforts underway to salvage kofi annan peace plan. showed no hospitality attacking russian supporters before and after the team's euro twenty twelve match but the round one hundred fifty poles arrested. plus crackdown on whistleblowers the u.k. mulls legislation which could make it harder and risky for people to expose little break ins we got more stories coming up in fifteen minutes time when i'm back with the news in full that but now let's talk sport at forty forty five moscow time and catch up with.

thanks kevin hello and welcome of this is for an artsy and i'm remonde calls for evan here's what's coming up. one more step rush are just a points away from reaching the quarterfinals despise being held so one old roll by co-host poland at the european championships. and giants in the heart of golf the netherlands face a must win game against germany who could secure a berth in the last eight with a victory. and finishing touches that lead explorers descend on the russian capital for the annual moscow challenge tournaments with a little over a month to goal before the london olympics. but let's start with football where russia could only manage a one one draw against co-host poland but still salt their group a at the european championships now richard on port fleet so watch the game for us. for russia's one hundred percent recording group a has been ended after a one one draw with poland but not all is lost for dick advocaat side as space

still remain top of the group after two games or everything could have been so much better for the russians after hours ago it had given them the lead as moscow strike aircraft first goal of the tournament spur fine headed goal from a free kick what just says within the manchu of the czech republic russia did start slowly as the poles were on top but unfortunately they weren't able to turn their possession into goals and then it's a struggle support russia going into the half time break or coming out after halftime russia continued to dominate and really could have had quite a few more goals but unfortunately their position and numerous times that goal weren't able to beat the polish goalkeeper and out of nothing really i mean poland hungary created by march they had a very swift counter-attack i mean poland a very good team going forward of course ski has been an excellent form for dortmund in virgin blue as leader struck a fine efforts from just outside the penalty area which gave more fear of absolute

no chance at all for the remaining half hours very very open and both teams had numerous chances to try and grab a winner but unfortunately in the end for dick of the count side they were held to a one one draw but to be honest i mean poland did play world they managed to close down russia's attacking trio of. kids or colvin are shot in very well they get very little space in the space she did well to close down robert schalk of it was so effective against her czech republic just a few days earlier or attention now turns for russia of a game against greece as a server russia the top of the tournament top of the table with four points and they'll be looking to try and seal qualification with a victory which will mean they'll finish top of the group but in the way even a draw would suffice has been finished on five points and would definitely qualify for the latter stages so all in almost all is lost for dickau by outside and they'll be looking to try and book their place in the knockout stages against greece in a few days' time richard onboard fleet r.t.

warsaw. elsewhere in group a the czech republic b. two thousand and four champions greece two one over inverts love the czechs were looking to bounce back from four one defeat to rush in the opening match and they made a blistering start goals from field or jurassic and votes left people are put them up after just five minutes the greeks were able to reduce the deficit so one goal less than ten minutes after restart however that's all the team could do as they now move bottom of group a and the czechs are now runners up and this is how the table is shaping up russia are one point clear and that's all that means they could afford a draw in their last remaining group game against greece on saturday and whoever wins the other match between poland and the czech republic would also reach the quarterfinals. while on wednesday perhaps the most anticipated of all the group games will take place in the heart of of where the netherlands so will take on great rivals germany and after the first round of matches in the so-called group of

death this historic site has even more significance as kate partridge now reports one of football's most famous rivalries as we know it began at the world cup final in one thousand nine hundred seventy four as legend has it the supremely talented dutch johan cruyff golden generation didn't let the germans touch the ball until goalkeeper sent my a pretty down to his net and nice going second minute penalty but germany went on to win two one thanks to goals from pulled right now and. after german totally fish and sea plate dutch total football four decades of brilliance volatility and history followed in one nine hundred seventy eight holland game some revenge of the world cup a two two group game draw help then go on to the final where they lost to argentina then germany won again in naples only each to their second european crown but in one nine hundred eighty eight ruud hulet frank reichardt and marco van bastien produced still the displays to beat germany one nil in hamburg in the european

semifinal. and then list the trophy four days later while on wednesday at euro two thousand and twelve one of football's most thrilling rivalries will resume here in cardiff in the second match in group a and the latest mass watering encounter between germany and holland has yet more significance as defeat for the dutch would almost certainly see them not out of a tournament many had predicted they'd win following on from their world cup adventure and impressive euro two thousand and twelve qualifying campaign that van marwijk side were expected to overcome denmark in the first round but despite a plethora of chances from robin van persie and robin and substitute class young huntelaar the dutch were unable to overturn michael crown delis first half opener and the danes held on for a vital victory and severely dented the world cup finals chances are reaching the european knockout phase therefore only victory over germany will probably be enough especially with a cristiana rinaldo led portugal to follow is in stark the germans are very strong

but we can also make them feel unsettled but i won't tell you exactly how we're planning to do this yet while the dutch huffed and puffed but were unable to find the target here can live side produce the off as it result mario gomez finally found a target after seventy two minutes in the game a few chances as germany wrapped up the necessary one no win over disappointing portugal and with denmark to come off to holland best feinstein philip lomond co and i in a strong position to reach the quarter finals however facing those dutch particularly a dutch team that has to win is never to be taken lightly bush didn't give a little and i think that the game against the netherlands is going to be a big test because they play high quality football this is one of the best teams not only in europe but also worldwide it's been like this for many years and they're always getting better but we must win to reach the quarterfinals so it's a crucial game for us to whichever side wins f.c. medalist spider arena will certainly be adding to

a piece of football history as german legend franz beckenbauer said matches against holland have cost me years of my life but i wouldn't have missed them for anything with so much at stake in this particular encounter i don't think anyone would argue . r.t. kharkiv ukraine. that's more of the basketball now and the n.b.a. finals where western champions oklahoma got off to a great start in the deciding best of seven series against miami kevin durant's was the man of the match for the thunder rake in thirty six points his teammates russell westbrook added another twenty five to help the home side to a one hundred five ninety four victory in the heat point leader le bron james scored thirty points a game two takes place on thursday in oklahoma. finally world champion maria savino has triumphed in the eight hundred meter run at the second annual moscow challenge tournaments they vent also attracted a number of athletes from twenty countries in what could be a good precursor to the fast approaching

a london olympics michael has this story. russia's athletes have a number of sporting competitions prior to the olympics to look forward to one of them being the annual moscow challenge a religiously new tournament which has been boosted by being included in the twenty twelve international association of athletics federations world challenge competitions there are sixteen official events on the program ranging from pole vault and short put to various sprint events and despite the track to around eighty athletes from twenty countries many events at this year's moscow challenge would dominated by russians. both the women's four hundred and eight hundred meter sprint showcased only russian athletes in the four hundred meters not beat out of fellow compared to win first place the four by four hundred meter sprint expert was happy to have finally won after a lengthy medal drought but stressed that it was too early to focus on the olympics this. year which our event is so tough and we have so many strong girls that you

cannot think so far and we have to include the russian championships in order to relax and because for them to go into the olympics you need to run under forty nine seconds otherwise it's two to time to cool. in contrast current will. in muddy sobbing of a made light work about eight hundred metre victory and said despite all the upcoming events she already has one on the olympics. nothing's yes yes of course i'm looking to the olympics because i won't be participating at the european championships and i still don't know if i'll be in the russian championships if i do it will only be in preparations for the summer games is now the most the challenge is not only a dress rehearsal for the russian national team ahead of the london olympics it's also a first rehearsal for the whole denies all of the twenty thirteen athletics will championships which will be held here in moscow at the losing team sport pilot for us it's very important event today because the states that given the poor will

change pensions for next year in moscow first of all of course is that is the goal for athletes because it's not sold on the salary and heroes sorry in a football of course very often but not for of late except speedy but it's true and secondly it's for judges for judges for next championships also because this is a huge area and i a lot of space and we must organize is the best way for welsh and then she's but in any case it's what we called but he says also the most challenges status has been enhanced by its inclusion in the i.a.f. will challenge and although it's the second last event of its type prior to the olympics there's still the specter of the european championships at the end of june and the russian national championships at the start of july meaning there's still a long way to go before the athletes sites like firmly on in the big mori. micro chunk of moscow. and reformer will bring you up to date less than

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