the security minister, ben-gvir is a settler and ultranationalist politician. the national missions minister is a member of the far right religious scientism -- religious zionism party, known for her anti-lgbtq views. i'm wondering where this goes within the coalition. the push for the judicial overhaul we saw came from a lot of these people within the coalition. do you think the coalition will hold up over passover? jeremy: yes, if we are looking at the current political struggle. , the knesset is supposed to go into recess after the sunday session by going ahead and having the opposition parties, the large ones agree to a dialogue with the president's residence that will take him throughout the rest of this week and to the beginning of next week. it will take him again into the recess where the department will be on break and with the parliament on break, the system we have, there is no actual way to topple the government. that sort of gives him time to regroup, rethink, put up a new strategy. and that when he comes back in the month of may, we will have to s

we talk about ben gvir's militia.is militia hasong existed in the west bank in these settlements thaare routely carrying out violence against palestinians, often in tandem or with at least the protection of the israeli villa terry. we are talking about a militia that will become increasingly formalized under the direction of the minister in the government with the protection of a government that has a majority and with access to greater weapons and resources. make no mistake about it, these people are looking to harm and eliminate the palestinian people and are quite transparent about that in their rhetoric. they see this space as space that only belongs to israeli jews and palestinians havethere. that type of illumination and genocida rhetoric will now be headed back to a government minister -- have the backing of a government minister that it did not have before. there certainly greater concern now than i think ever before about the physical safety of the palestinians who are, as always, going to pay the heaviest pr

ben—gvir, who was accused of being a terrorist, or at least he was... kahana movement — that was classified as terrorist even in israel. these people are settlers and they have 15 members in the israeli knesset, and they are the ones who are running the show. if i may say so, mr barghouti, you're very keen always to bring the focus back onto what the israeli government is saying and doing. i really want you to focus on what's happening within the palestinian community. you talk about the need for unity. there is no unity whatsoever. we have a palestinian authority which agreed to meet the israelis at the end of february at the so—called aqaba summit, overseen by thejordanians, americans, egyptians. but at the same time, we... at the same time, we have hamas, which remains committed to resistance, to refusing to recognise the right of the jewish state to exist, and which, according to many of its historical documents, wants to establish a palestinian state from the mediterranean to the jordan. how are you going to bring these palestinian agencies — the p

we understand by a statement from the far-right party with its leader, itamar ben-gvir, national securityeader, that they had agreed on a postponement but they want to continue and go ahead with this traditional overhaul. after the announcement, reactions are still coming in. cautious reactions by the opposition and mainly by the opposition leader yair this, buo said that he hopes this is a genuine offer. we also heard from israeli president itzhak hercog. he had actually worked on the compromise which was rejection by the coalition government. he said he welcomed the delay, it is the right thing to do, and he also offered his residence for the parties to come together. phil: thank you for that, time you creamer in jerusalem. huy laurie is a research fellow at the democracy institute. i asked him if netanyahu needs to find compromises with the opposition and with coalition. guest: indeed. some of the members of his coalition are very adamant and enthusiastic and going forward with the legislation. and also we need to find a compromise with a very dispersed protest movement that does not f

itamar ben—gvir, the far right police minister, has called for mr gallant to be sacked.s reports. tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets of tel aviv on saturday as protests against government plans to overhaul the justice system entered a 12th week. we all have to fight for our rights because of the plans of benjamin netanyahu that want to turn this nation into a dictatorship. what we're doing here tonight is protesting against the government who wants to get all of the power for itself and take all the rights from our citizens. and this is why we are here, fighting for our democracy. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the reforms will stop the courts overreaching their powers and that the public voted for them at the last election. proposed changes include enabling parliament to overrule decisions made by the supreme court. but critics of the plans say they risk undermining thejudiciary�*s independence and could be used for political ends. now, israel's defence minister has broken ranks and is calling for the plans to be paused. translation: bu

israeli's far—right national security minister, itamar ben gvir, has backed the police actions today, has blamed today's protests on the opposition leader, yair lapid. translation: the law should be resected. translation: the law should be respected- lt _ translation: the law should be respected. it is _ translation: the law should be respected. it is forbidden - translation: the law should be respected. it is forbidden to - translation: the law should be respected. it is forbidden to hit . respected. it is forbidden to hit police or disrupt life in the country by blocking main roads. i understand there is someone directing protesters into anarchy — his name is guy your love bead, he doesn't want an agreement and doesn't want an agreement and doesn't respond to our calls for discussions which have been put out again and again. he wants to bring about a constitutional crisis, and therefore new elections. this is mr lapid's response. writing on twitter, he says... he goes on to say... our middle east correspondent yolande knell told us today's events highlight the deep divisions in isra

this is exactly what israel�*s far right police minister itamar ben—gvir said he would not accept.came along the streets, the protesters dug in. dozens of them were sitting on the road and at that point they pushed them back. so what is it that they oppose so fiercely? they�*re against changes to the justice system which are a cornerstone of israel�*s new nationalist—religious coalition led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they include giving the elected government decisive influence over the selection ofjudges. they also limit the ability of the supreme court to rule against the executive or strike down legislation. critics say the reforms will undermine judicial independence and threaten democracy. tens of thousands of people have turned out for weekly mass rallies against the new legislation. mr netanyahu has repeated his accusation that the opposition is trying to create anarchy. writing on twitter in response, yair lapid said... "the government did not agree to any attempt at negotiation, and continues to push through legislation that will turn us into a messianic, extrem

mr netanyahu's national security minister, itamar ben—gvir urged the government not to "surrender too warned that the judicial overhaul must go ahead — let's have a listen. friends, it is absolutely prohibited to halt _ friends, it is absolutely prohibited to halt the — friends, it is absolutely prohibited to halt the reform that needs to repair— to halt the reform that needs to repair the — to halt the reform that needs to repair the judicial system and enforces _ repair the judicial system and enforces really does mark to make democracx — enforces really does mark to make democracy. we must not capitulate in front of— democracy. we must not capitulate in front of violence, anarchy in front of violence. — front of violence, anarchy in front of violence, anarchy and refusal to serve _ of violence, anarchy and refusal to serve in _ of violence, anarchy and refusal to serve in the — of violence, anarchy and refusal to serve in the army and bowed strike. we are _ serve in the army and bowed strike. we are the — serve in the army and bowed strike. we are the majority. let us make our voi

incitement and backing a terrorist organization like smotrich's fellow far-right cabinet member -- ben-gvirtogether? and why, why, do we continue to fund benjamin netanyahu and smotrich in israel to the tune of three plus billion dollars a year with no strings attached? it's a question the senior senator from vermont is no longer asking quietly. >> if it government is acting in a racist way and they want billions of dollars for taxpayers in the united states, you say, sorry, it's unacceptable. you want your money, fine, this is what you have to do. >> he's right. i mean, is it too much to ask that we, the u.s. taxpayers, don't fund programs abroad? joining me now is the junior senator from vermont, democrat peter welch, when thursday hand delivered a letter to president biden warning of israeli efforts to illegally annexed the west bank and calling for the two state solution to be reinvigorated. senator waltz, thanks for coming on the show. i want to start with that letter you gave to the president following your own trip to israel in the occupied territories. in it, you say, quote, as far

in 1990 according to the washingto post, i'm gonna quote from them top officials including tama ben-gvirresidents have arreste assaulted palestinians for decades. a leader in the settlement movement bill to a legal caree defending jewish extremists wh are accused of terrorism and hate crimes. and. quote that is a quote in the washington post. he is a minister right now >> yes, absolutely ali. i, thanks for having me. yes, it is not just bendik fears. it is the entire government. with this government has sai is that they put first and foremost, and in fact it i their only platform, to try to build and expand settlements into tactful palestinians. they don't have any othe agenda other than to make life very difficult continue the ethnic cleansin process. and to make sure that netanyah was forever to stay in power so, with a minister like bendi appear in place or somebod likes motor to just last wee said that an entire palestinia town should be wiped off the map after settlers torched it, this is what it is like to b living as a palestinian in thi country. to always be afraid that at an mom

keep in mind that that itamar ben gvir as part of agreeing to this pause, was promised his own nationalrd. that's a whole other issue in itself that this right wing minister was promised essentially his own national guard. but meanwhile, the protesters they say they are not stopping. they do not believe that this nihal will engage in real negotiations. they will continue protesting, they say, until these reforms are completely off the table done called thank you so much. this morning. as you're waking up, we are monitoring new developments and new details that we are learning out of nashville after the school shooting that killed 39 year old children and three adults at an elementary school, but first we're going to talk about history in the making here is the first city in the us passes a resolution that has greenland reparations for black residents will take you live to evanston's illinois. old school wiwisdom. with a passion for what's possible. that's what you get from the morgen stanley client experience. you get listening more than talking, personalized plan. built on insights and

this actually came out from the right wing party, jewish party jewish power that's led by itamar ben gvir. he's the minister of national security, and it goes to show you how beholden benjamin netanyahu and his government are to the right wing fringe now of israeli politics, because that's where we're hearing this announcement from now we just got the statement saying that the prime minister agreed with the minister of national security, the government will be given an extension until the next parliamentary session to pass the reform through negotiations , but at the same time they add. this was what they were given. it was agreed between to that step to increase governance, the establishment of the national guard. a new national garbage doesn't exist in israel until now will be approved. at the next cabinet meeting. so clearly , this was part of the negotiation that was likely going on all day today while we're waiting to hear from prime minister benjamin antonio but is incredibly notable that this announcement about a deal to pulse the legislative process on this massive judicial overha

ministers in the israeli government, including from the far right wing national security minister itamar ben gviro was called on netanyahu to fire the defense minister, he says for using the israeli military as a bargaining chip, saying the defense minister has folded in the face of protesters. notably though, is who we have not heard from and that's the prime minister himself. we have not heard anything from him about this speech or about the judicial reforms since your balances. the defense minister gave this speech last night. kim. man who inspired the movie hotel rwanda by saving hundreds of people during the country's genocide, is now out of prison after his sentence was commuted . movie stars and government officials campaigned for his release despite political opposition in his homeland. cnn's larry maduro has our report. how can they not intervene? hundreds of thousands are dying, portrayed as a hero in the oscar nominated film hotel rwanda later jailed in the same country on terror related charges. he denied paul rusesabagina story could be hollywood movie of its own to don cheadle playe

_ person who showed up and said, i voted for— person who showed up and said, i voted for itamar ben—gvir the most extreme _ one of them, this is the most extreme party supporting the political takeover of the judiciary, he said. _ political takeover of the judiciary, he said, you know, i would political takeover of the judiciary, he said, you know, iwould probably still vote _ he said, you know, iwould probably still vote for— he said, you know, iwould probably still vote for him but i voted for him for— still vote for him but i voted for him for security, i did not vote for him for security, i did not vote for him because — him for security, i did not vote for him because of this and i don't like the way— him because of this and i don't like the way the — him because of this and i don't like the way the prime minister fired the defence _ the way the prime minister fired the defence minister. so, i think what they started out saying is, politicians can't take over the judiciary, _ politicians can't take over the judiciary, we support an independent judiciary, _ judiciary, we support an i