mike hannah, al jazeera. >>> extended the u.n. mission and decided to keep an arms embargo in place. katherineare kristin saloomey has more. >> it was in the words of the u.k. ambassador to the oven a sign of collective support for libya's fight against terrorism. specifically against i.s.i.l. and any affiliated groups. ansar al sherea. search ships on the high seas for contraband illegally entering the country. they didn't get that but they did get a statement that they would consider exemptions to the embargo to fight these groups and that they will be handled expeditiously. said it would give hope to the libyan people in this show of support for the government which has been so embattled fighting armed groups for legitimacy. >> an al qaeda linked group began an assault on the city of idlib. if taken it would only be the second syrian city in rebel hands. this video came to al jazeera from activists and cannot be independently verified. >> doctors gave pilot andreas lubitz a excuse to be absent from work. >> germany's head of st

mike hannah al jazeera, west jerusalem. >>> joining me now is senior political political political analystweeks of coalition talks as always expected in these elections what are the likely scenarios in your opinion? >> there are three. the zionist camp under the leadership of mr. herzog makes a major win today. that certainly will push the president to ask mr. herzog to win the government. and there is a little chance that he could get the necessary votes of over 60, little chance because there are not enough parties that are close to the zionist union that would join such a government. and the second is mr. netenyahu will be back with more of the same. notably some of the parties on the right, and certainly a repeat of the last two governments. and the third scenario which will be the zionist union and the nationalist camp will join together. and that will lead probably to the most stalemate possible. it will be what you call a jewish consensus coalition government. >> when you look at this joint list, this alliance of arab israelis that are -- that will be represented, how significant is

mike hannah, al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >>> in the past week, the palestinian national initiative told me, he's lost hope for the negotiations. >> for two very well established facts today. israel is against peace. it's against peace based on two-state solution. and it's a racist apartheid country. we have to deal with them by choosing a different alternative strategy and this is in my opinion the duty of the palestinian leadership. no more relying on negotiations or useless negotiations that are used as a cover for settlement expansion and for killing the very possibility of peace. i think that the alternative strategies should consist of proceeding not only with the international criminal court but also with the enhancement of the popular nonviolent resistance in palestine and the boycott against israel, which should be treated as the apartheid system. >>> brazil's government goes on the offensive in an effort to silence corruption. >>> and life-saving warnings or unfair trade companies. cigarettes fight back against uruguay's tight tobacco restrictions. >>> hello again. a remin

mike hannah we'll leave it there. bling in al jazeera'senior political analyst joining us here in doha. a lot of people we have been speaking to and looking at the polls point to a real momentum when it comes to the zionist movement marty. what do you say that momentum is down to? >> first of all the way natasha ghoneim overplayed his hand in washington. i think the israelis are worried that the united states is not happy with israel and does not want to work with benjamin netenyahu. while the caught some more votes on the right, but i think the israeli center does not want bad relations with the united states in the next two years. the second reason is a lot of what this election is about is domestic issues. inequality is growing in israel and hence the zionist union seems to offer more points if you will on the economy than netenyahu is that is only talking about security. >> let me pick you up on that point when you talk about washington, because whoever the next leader of israel is going to be will really determine the tone for israeli