a number of civilian hostages are dead with more being held at gunpoint by islamic terrorists in algeria that's in retaliation for the french assault in neighboring mali but paris maintains its actions are justified. the hostage crisis forces british prime minister david cameron to delay yet again a long anticipated speech on the u.k.'s future role within the e.u. . and as israeli voters prepare to heed to the head to the polls i should say next tuesday we'll look into why the country's prime minister binyamin netanyahu is seeing his support at the way.

live from our studios in moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital our top story islam terrorists are still holding an international group of hostages at a gas plant in algeria with the local military continuing their attempts to free the captives a number of civilians were killed during an unannounced rescue attempt by algerian forces it's true anger from the international community now the militants say they're acting in revenge for the french intervention in neighboring mali but france maintains it only helps justify its campaign as probably boycott reports. wildly varying reports as to the number of casualties how many hostages are dead but we do know that at least two civilian workers two brits have been killed and up

to as many as thirty more international hostages could be dead now these are peaceful civilians from all around the world that were working at the facility they've suddenly found themselves in the middle of this very dangerous situation where the algerian military have apparently been criticized for going in guns blazing you know the u.k. and the u.s. have already complained that they weren't really warned in advance that this rescue operation was taking place and they've got a number of citizens there at the moment it's very sketchy still what's going on but david cameron over in the u.k. has already warned britons to brace themselves for multiple casualties and for more bad news potentially on the way so we're just trying to get a clearer picture of what's going on there at the moment many were very surprised at how quickly fronts wattle and jumped into this intervention just one week ago

when the strikes in the north of mali began and of course with the crisis now the sakes with the crisis in algeria the stakes of really getting much higher we've got a number of civilian casualties from countries that aren't even fronts from the u.k. from britain from japan all in this very dangerous situation and a lot of political analysts saying that yes other terrorist attacks in retaliation for the french military offensive in mali of very much a possibility now we've also got critics over in the u.k. and in the u.s. saying that this is the place that the allies of france are now paying for supporting this intervention that was quite a hastily planned and a bit of surprise announcement last week so of course france while london needs to spin. the crisis to suit his own needs and he said that the behavior of these militants and the very brutal reports that we're receiving from the gas compound in

algeria that justifies he says the french military intervention in mali up until a few days ago almost two thirds of the french public supported this military intervention in mali but for francois hollande that could change very very quickly as we're seeing these civilian casualties pile up i mean we know that we had civilian casualties in the ground in mali you know throughout the course of last week but this crisis has really upped the stakes with a number of western casualties and other countries now being dragged into the situation this is turning into a very sticky and difficult situation for all and and of course this is a man who was voted in last year in france for his rather peaceful credentials he actually said that he wanted to cut his paternalistic ties with former french colonies but we've seen him jump into this conflict very very quickly and

a lot of political analysts are also saying that it could turn into a real quagmire and that these islamist groups these al qaeda linked groups could actually be much stronger in the region then the french previously anticipated so it could turn into a much longer conflict than anybody thought well peace activists are in or grand says france's actions will lead to massive violent repercussions across the entire region. the french government is the sponsor for the whole crisis there's now no argument to send these troops to mali because with all the problems of mali military intervention. blewitt surprise the crowd does anything from afghanistan they returned their troops much earlier than they want and but there are no no lessons learned they started the next war and these law ended with the same disaster then the war in afghanistan and it did burn effort and hunger thousands of

people who will die to leave their homes there is really no idea myself as i'm more of the farm's government will do if he has totally understood the region look to the situation in i have a look to the situation in ego always comes at the top of the view in all these countries has internal fights all these countries are totally poor people resort suffering which are looking for better lives which want to fight for a better life. there will be definitely all in the huge area in the middle of africa and this has the consequence. that people are people who just leave their home and just totally and it will situation which will accuse the whole continent. well we want to know what you think the fallout of the algeria hostage crisis will be you can head to our web site r t dot com and take part in our latest online poll let's take a look now at the numbers so far today about half of you think that the islamists

will join forces and escalate the conflict in north africa a little less than the third believe it will lead to a large scale nato bomb campaign something similar perhaps to what we saw in libya one thousand percent or so i think that predicts or i should say the reoccupation of mali by france and. in the west african nations future and only four percent or so expect western troops to withdraw amid growing pressure on french president hollande will go online today r.t. dot com and have your say. britain's prime minister cameron has warned the u.k. to prepare for bad news confirming several british citizens have in fact been captured by militants in algeria now the crisis forced david cameron to postpone his long awaited address on britain's status within the e.u.

which he was due to deliver this friday details now for you from archie's saraf earth. oh i'm going hostage situation in algeria of course that was the reason for the postponement but of course we've seen some of the extracts coming out of that speech that he was to to give in the netherlands today and certainly there was some strong words in it he said that there was a gap between the e. and the citizens and that if something wasn't done to address these challenges that europe could fail so a very strong message that the prime minister was going to be given this is really considered a very pivotal point in his leadership in a hugely important speech the excerpt she quite a positive tone actually overall perhaps more positive than many of the euro skeptics would have liked to see he has some points on it that he talks about in sort of growing and building this relationship with the e.u. now we know that there was thought going to be put on the table the possibility of

a referendum deal that would take place after the twenty fifth the general election a lot of concern here that that will leave britain a few years of uncertainty but actually what the prime minister was going to highlight is this would be starting the firing going so to speak on the big debate over britain's relationship with the e.u. we haven't heard yet when the next day will be after this latest press payment of course is seen as each delayed a number of times already so there's a lot of concern sort of the the talk around this that all the hype around this is building hasn't really been seen as having contributed hugely to helping get clarity on this issue and i think what people are going to be looking for from the speech when it eventually comes is force and courage and leadership. let's now get some analysis from robert oulds a british conservative party politician and the director of the bruges group thanks for joining us via broadband this hour could this delay

a crisis call it what you like to have come in handy by and cameron some time for this address that he has to make. really it's not helping david cameron because he continually put off making his big speech on europe his first meant to make it in october then he meant to make it later in the autumn then he was put into early in january and now of course it has slipped again possibly for understandable reasons but really he needs to set a clear course of what he's going to be doing regarding the european union have a clear distinctive workable policy to fail to do that just keeps the speculation going and keep the infighting in the conservative party continuing so really he needs to get a grip on this policy as soon as possible and perhaps not try and ally having a referendum until some time after the next general election that's even if he is prime minister hold it before that would be the best way to end the uncertainty and so we know exactly where we are going both within the conservative party under his

leadership and of course within the country where we know what our future with the european union will be or not it's a tough time for the e.u. is it really time to be bargaining with brussels where absolutely britain pays billions each year to the european union we have enormous costs put on the british economy as a result of excessive e.u. regulation and e.u. policy stuff such as the common agricultural policy the common fisheries policy they just don't work for this country it's more of a hindrance than it is a help to the british economy and of course it undermines our own democracy and most people in the u.k. at the moment would actually like powers were turned from brussels to the westminster parliament and british democratic institutions that's what most people think and the sooner david cameron delivers the wishes of the british people and the turns power or exits the european union the better and we have seen bits and pieces of this speech that everyone's waiting for and cameron said he does not want

to exit from the e.u. but the u.k. already enjoys special favors from the union how much further do you. i think the boundaries can really be pushed here while the way that the e.u. works is that powers are continually taken form democratically elected national institutions and powers a stain centered at the center of the e.u. around brussels where course the most of the decisions in the you are now made and that's away from the populace of the each nation and it's very undemocratic and powers can actually be returned to nation state so renegotiation the way that david cameron envisages it where he would hope to hijack a future discussion on a possible future treaty isn't actually going to deliver. deliver of a turn of powers so really the only way forward is for david cameron to say we must exit the european union and that's the only way forward that's the only way that

britain can get back important control of very key policies and that's to exit the european union so that's what must be done that's really is the only workable turnitin the option is quite simply to either stay in the european union as it is which doesn't work for many different people or course leave the european union and negotiate or the basis of a relationship that's purely built around trade the pm has already been criticised which you mentioned for not being decisive are on there for making any kind of real moves what about the british public how are they dealing with these pieces that we've seen of the speech and how do you think that it will go down in general with the public. a really does need to reflect british public opinion when he made speech british public do actually overwhelmingly warmth of referendum on the european union and actually most people calling to the opinion polls would actually vote bitten to exit the e.u. so if david cameron really does have want to have any hope of staying as prime

minister after the next election he needs to be very clear that have a referendum on the european union and of course that would be extra forward in or out referendum and give the british people for a chance to not only have their say but also to determine the future of this country and would be staying in the european union just isn't really an option because it means that too much power is centered around brussels and we have a situation where they use hurting the british economy and the british people know that and they don't really like how the democracy is being undermined so david cameron needs to get in touch with british public opinion and offer us a real in or out referendum make it clear that a british people can accept the british conservative party politician robert oulds director of the bruce group thank you very much for your analysis this hour thank you. still ahead for you a violent crime the artistic director of the bolshoi theater is treated in hospital

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news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images go girl has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are on the day. live from moscow polls conducted by two israeli newspapers suggest prime minister benjamin netanyahu is set to win the upcoming parliamentary poll in just four days time yet his support appears to be dwindling with many right wing voters now regarding netanyahu his policies as too soft are to his policies their looks and to

what challenges he could face if reelected. he's the surprise success story in campaign one twin millionaire who says a palestinian state would be suicide for israel enough to be bennett used to work for prime minister netanyahu but now he's working at taking supporters away from him like this man who used to be a diehard supporter of netanyahu so he could party until these elections rolled around the likud is. a bus full of right wing members of knesset with a lift wing person ride driving the bus. as far as being i mean. yes even though i am opposed to it. i would say most members of the likud obviously is for it the irony is that while the world sees netanyahu as a right wing leader at home he's losing face among supporters for not being focused enough this is part of the right wing campaign he's up against there are some

things we all know will never happen the sopranos will never return for another season. will not grow an afro and a peace agreement with the palestinians will not happen promises like this have put bennett's jewish home party in food position it's poised to take more than twelve percent of parliamentary seats analysts say little yahoo while still expected to serve another term is running scared he's up his rhetoric i say in the most clear of terms the western wall is not occupied territory i don't care what the un says we will build in jerusalem because it's our right netanyahu is we could list has grown even more right wing with radicals like this woman high up in the pecking order. but the league would be ten a party is a party with values the state of israel is a state of the jews whose eternal capital is you're also. but what will be the implications of such rhetoric after the elections many

israelis are asking themselves about the day after will netanyahu become more right wing and risk drawing israel into conflicts with its neighbors or will he back down and risk losing face among his supporters. is hoping for the latter that netanyahu will listen to world opinion and reach a compromise with the palestinians he knows all too well what the current cycle of violence can bring speakers daughter was killed in a suicide bombing seventeen years ago. that we don't have unfortunately in the center and the left. a leader who is significantly charismatic to lead this country and give its people hope the left is also divided but i do think netanyahu will find a way to compromise because of world pressure but that compromise won't come easy enough to be been a solution to the israeli palestinian conflict is to annex most of the west bank while allowing palestinians limited self rule in the wrist and while that might not seem a possible idea to most of the international community it's exactly what his constituency

wants to hear a fact and it on yahoo is acutely aware of the r.t. television. and r.t. will be closely following the campaign trail in israel including election next tuesday for in-depth coverage stay tuned to r.t. and visit our website r.t. dot com. how will tension with to run develop will settle that expansion isolate can there be peace with gaza what's next in relations with america will netanyahu survive his snuff election on january twenty second. israel decides on arts and. the arts director of moscow's bar shore theatre sergei filin is being treated in hospital for severe chemical burns after an unidentified man port ousted in his face in central moscow my colleague marina joshing discussed the attack with r t s alexei yourselves. so you give feeling the artistic director of the ball sure

theater walked away from his house this morning he was approached by a man who called him out by his name when he turned around to face the man the assailant threw a ball of acid into his face so good feeling was delivered to a hospital and reportedly now doctors are fighting to save his eyesight but it would take at least six months according to the doctors for him to fully recuperate from this attack according to the press secretary of the bolshoi sergei filin has been intimidated for several months now his cause tires were slashed his facebook page was hacked just a few days ago and he also received some threat calls on his mobile phone but clearly even the people in the bolshoi have no idea who could have attacked the artistic director of the theater who has been there for more than a year now ever since the bolshoi reopened with a grandiose new design a new style the law enforcement agencies have now started

a criminal investigation into the case but definitely this story is shocking especially given the fact that today is bolshoi's i one hundred eighty eight birthday and such a tragic day for one of its key figures is definitely making the headlines now in russia there have been reports of some conflicting interest in the bolshoi theatre and in fact feeling could be the victim of some infighting that you mentioned earlier what more can you tell us well as i've said there's always been some kind of infighting inside the theater but still nobody has any idea who could have done that the investigation is promising to be a thorough one with many obviously will be questioned and suspected of that but clearly it is a very early to say who could have done that such a attack comes very shocking especially that there's been no previous record of anything like this in the board. and our web site right now for you a man off a train in freezing time period of forest wearing only a diesel. sweatpants and slippers find out how he managed to survive on our team.

and it's not a sin to be beautiful a top vatican clerk graces the cover of vanity fair for more on this story head to our web site. and other news pakistan's government has reached a deal with muslim clerics are here qadri to hold mass protests in the capital tens of thousands of his supporters and at a sit in after he convince just bomb the bad to dissolve parliament in march ahead of elections now it comes amid rising anger over widespread corruption allegations the government has rejected an order by pakistan's supreme court to arrest the prime minister over alleged corruption a police officer involved in the investigation has been found dead the man is said to have been found change in the government in the capital where he lives with colleagues and pressure paul sheldon foote from california state university says conjuring antigovernment campaign raises a lot of questions. campaign

talks very big he says he believes in supporting minority rights in and i haven't heard in india in the murders. shiites by in large numbers he claims to have been a professor of constitutional law and yet he says that only he can understand what the prophet mohammed meant and this is a man full of contradictions the people who are all pocket stunt of always dependent upon the west particularly the british on their progress to such as america. and to have the indication you have both international support and some money behind. it is always a good indicator when you're running against the wealthiest families and potus to earth the election results don't come out the way he wants your claim is a rupture of the process the only a man such as him could run in

a real islamic democracy process pakistan is already an islamic republic. he needs to be very precise about why he regards it as a failure or simply citing corruption is not enough. a mass rally staged by the influential cleric in pakistan have only added to the country's uncertainty seeking a lecture on reforms democracy in stemming corruption and here foundry had called for a revolution before the deal was reached i actually spoke exclusively to the protest leader who told us exactly what he means. when i say a revolution we should keep in your mind in egypt in tunis in libya and all these countries there were lead to the dictatorship for years and years for a long time. in the people stood up against that in iran there was it when eric here rule of shan shah the people stood up against their. party stanek is bit

different there is no one else rude neither monadic elul nor a military dictatorship here is electoral authority and twenty guineas electoral dictatorship true democracy does not exist in this society neither in political field nor in social feed nor in economics the law democracy so this is a law lessness total chaos and anarchy in this country government is totally dysfunctional. saw that this is the single nation single country in the whole muslim world having a nuclear capability and if the same situation continues that would be a very big disaster if we could come to the level of collapse so our of this martin movement is anti corruption to educate our society from corruption and this is need of the whole muslim world and old third world and developing muslim countries the have to get rid of corruption and corrupt leaders. well be sure to catch the full

interview with terror here condrey here on r t at six forty five pm g.m.t. coming up in just a few minutes for you i mean martin's breaking the set here on r.t. . congress' approval rating has hit an all time low never has american record history been so disappointed with the lawmaking body the united states even former arkansas governor mike huckabee said that their approval ratings are just barely above a pedophile so i guess that's good news for the disgusting pedophiles out there soon you won't be the most hated group in america anymore but i don't think this statistic reflects the quality of government but so much the quality of the governed in some small country with a hard to pronounce name if the government became that unpopular the country would simply collapse but no matter how many wars congress gets involved in and no matter

how many jobs are shipped overseas or no matter how much the american dream gets stamped out everyone still rallies around obama and votes democrat and republican this popularity rating doesn't show how effective the government is it shows how arrogant they are because they seem to have no fear whatsoever of getting reelected or being punished in any way for their bad behavior so you know congress i have to see you keep up the good work go for one percent popularity and maybe someone will actually do something about you but that's just my opinion.

you live on one hundred thirty three bucks a month for food because you know how fabulous i had lunch i got so many i mean. i know you guys i'm sitting seems really messed up. and we're all very so personally apologized and said. the worst you're going to see the white house of a. radio guy in fort lauderdale minestrone. i want you to watch closely to give you never seen anything like this unfold. aloha welcome to break into that i'm your host let's talk about the west african nation of mali and i anticipate we'll be hearing a lot more about in the coming week.