and that was the israeli prime minister benyamin netanyahu addressing the munich security conference earlier today and speaking just a few hours after netanyahu iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif dismissed the accusations leveled against his government. you were. the audience for a call to any secret sip is. just this morning. this does not even deserve. a dignity of a response. well our chief political correspondent melinda crane is in munich covering the conference for us and she joins us now for more so melinda iran's foreign minister didn't respond directly to netanyahu the israeli prime minister but his speech did include a great deal of criticism against israel and other countries tell us more about these two competing philosophies that the two leaders presented today in munich. it wasn't only these two leaders in fact it was a whole range of spokespeople both from the region and also including the former american secretary of state john kerry a russian spokesman and the u.n. official responsible for trying to negotiate peace in syria a whole range of voices and essent

israeli media say the police will recommend the prime minister benyamin netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges netanyahu and his wife are suspected of receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer he's also alleged to have been involved in a deal with a leading newspaper which would have weakened a rival daily in return for favorable coverage the prime minister denies the allegations and says he's confident the attorney general won't pursue the case in one card has more from west jerusalem via skype from mr benjamin netanyahu has long been defiant of all of these accusations he said they are political in nature and he's used various different platforms to talk about how this is a political witch hunt against him now what he's normally done is take to his facebook page there is a facebook page has been very active of let's talking about the operations going on in the west bank but what he's done is say to the israeli public that what is going on with him is a witch hunt against him but more importantly that the attorney general will rule on th

growing pressure in his own country thousands marched through televisa on saturday calling on benyamin netanyahu to resign over a corruption probe journalist maximun fall has been. for over a year protesters have been gathering every week to demand the indictment of prime minister benjamin netanyahu for corruption and graft this protest in tel aviv has taken on an especially electric atmosphere that's because this tuesday the police chief of israel is expected to recommend netanyahu is indict earlier tonight so many nuff tali a former maintenance worker for the netanyahu has helped launch these protests told me he fears that netanyahu has influence on the investigation could fatally compromise its independence a palestinian member of knesset jamal's the halakhah complained that. netanyahu on corruption charges would be like jailing al capone for tax evasion completely evading the fact that netanyahu has committed much greater crimes in the gaza strip that's idiotic for his part has struck a defiant tone declaring that the truth will come out and that his critics are engaging in fake news. with l

starvation kidnappings and sexual violence israeli media is reporting police will recommend benyamin netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges the prime minister and his wife are suspected of receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer he denies the allegations and says he's confident the attorney general won't pursue the case but religion sure you are you know many of you asked what will happen so i want to reassure you there will be nothing because i know the truth the state of israel is a state of law the law says of the one to determine whether there is evidence against the prime minister is the attorney general and he consults with the state attorney the state prosecutor said recently in method that about half of the police recommendations and with nothing the leader of south africa's governing party says he's in direct discussions with president jacob zuma over a possible transition of leadership cyril ramaphosa seen here on the right choice speedy resolution and says the talks will be concluded in the coming days those were the headline

scandals on to america correspondent under prime pro has more on the political crisis confronting benyamin netanyahu. for over a year now tens of thousands of israelis have been rallying across the country on a weekly basis demanding the man who's now been their prime minister face some sort of accountability after the details of these corruption cases began trickling out in the media and we learned tonight israeli police believe they have enough evidence to open an official in the case against netanyahu for two cases the first one known as case one thousand alleges that netanyahu accepted lavish gifts such as champagne cigars jewelry and clothing for his wife sarah in exchange for political favors this includes apparently gifts from israeli american movie producer are known mil sean and in this specific incident and then yahoo supported the path the passing of a tax break even named. in mill shawn's name which. basically grants tax breaks to israelis who spend time overseas and then return to the country the second case case two thousand accuses netanyahu of making a deal with one of the main israe

do you recognize this on the final day of the munich security conference benyamin netanyahu israel's prime minister confronts iran over a drone shot down by israel iran's foreign minister hits back calling this an yahoo's appearance a circus. after u.s. officials and thirteen russians for meddling in the twenty sixteen election and next troll tells you they are just the tip of the iceberg of russia's fake news factory. also on the show a book mislead by full of the brucia mention gladbach host and don't believe it's the visitors winning the last four times the two sides met but it proved to be a close game. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. it's been a rapid evolution of relations between germany and turkey last week turkey's prime minister banally visited berlin and paved the way for the release of an imprisoned german journalist then over the weekend more signs of a thaw you know the ring told the german media he expected president era to want to visit berlin amid hopes for renewed military cooperation but critics say it's the result of a secret deal for german tanks

keep leading the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benyamin netanyahu is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts from billionaire benefactors he's also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper for favorable coverage the scandal surrounding the british charity oxfam is widening with new allegations of abuse by its staff in south sudan its international chairman is also being arrested in guatemala on corruption charges relating to his time as finance minister there u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has warned that the end of combat operations against seoul doesn't mean the fight against the group is over a meeting in kuwait he called on nations to step up commitments to stop the lies parts of iraq and syria that used to be under eisel control and south africa's president is expected to address media on wednesday after his party the african national congress formally asked him to step down if seventy five year old jacob zuma doesn't quit he could face of vote of no confidence in parliament you h

accused iran of being the biggest threat to the middle east at a security conference in munich benyamin netanyahu has held up a part of what he says is an iranian drone shot down by his forces in syria iran has responded by accusing israel of being the main aggressor in the region more now from david chaytor. this really prime minister benjamin netanyahu went straight into attack mode against iran as he took to the podium in munich issuing a direct threat to tehran israel will not allow iran to regime to put a noose of terror around our neck. we will act without hesitation to defend ourselves and we will act if necessary not just against iran's proxies that are attacking us but against iran itself he followed up with a dramatic flourish that caught all the delegates by surprise brandishing a piece of wreckage from an iranian drone shot down an israel space last week. and he had this message for iran's foreign minister mohammad javert i bought it here so you can see it for yourself mr zarif do you recognize this. you should be george you can take back with you a message to the tyrants of her own.

keep leading the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benyamin netanyahu is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gets from billionaire benefactors he's also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper for favorable coverage cherry phosphate has a report from western slim. the corruption scandal has swirled around him for months but never at this intensity addressing the nation benjamin netanyahu was determined to project resilience and confidence i'm sure will be with you not too slow but i will continue to lead israel responsibly and faithfully as long as you the citizens of israel choose me to lead you i am certain i am certain that the truth will be revealed and i am certain that at the next elections which will be held on schedule i will earn your trust again israeli police are recommending that he be charged in two cases the first case one thousand involves gifts of cigars and champagne made to the prime minister and his wife sarra the gift givers israeli born hollywood mogul. and australian billiona

starvation kidnappings and sexual violence israeli media is reporting police will recommend benyamin netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges the prime minister and his wife are suspected of receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer he denies the allegations and says he's confident the attorney general won't pursue the case religion sure you are you know many of you asked what will happen so i want to reassure you there will be nothing because i know the truth the state of israel is a state of law the law says that the one to determine whether there is evidence against the prime minister is the attorney general and he consults with the state attorney the state prosecutor said recently in method that about half of the police recommendations and when the thing the leader of south africa's governing party says he's in direct discussions with president jacob zuma over a possible transition of leadership cyril ramaphosa seen here on the right has filed for a speedy resolution and says the talks will be concluded in the coming days those were the

thousand civilians being killed in a week recently a key allies of the israeli prime minister benyamin netanyahu have been offering their support to please recommended he be indicted on corruption charges netanyahu is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts and is suspected of that group deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper in return for favorable coverage he denies the allegations. shia muslims in bahrain are fought with police during demonstrations marking the seventh anniversary of the country's arab spring inspired uprising security forces fired tear gas at a number of villages while reinforcements were deployed to stop protesters blocking main roads since protests first broke out hundreds of people have been stripped of their citizenship and deported under new strict laws designed to punish so-called disloyalty. the bar boys political opposition has lost a towering figure with the death of morgan china garage the founder of the movement for democratic change was being treated for colon cancer in neighboring south africa he was sixty five those were th

israeli media say the police will recommend prime minister benyamin netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges netanyahu and his wife are suspected of receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer he's also allowed to have been involved in a deal with a leading newspaper which would have weakened to a rival daily in return for favorable coverage the prime minister denies the allegations and says he's confident the attorney general won't pursue the case imran khan said this update via skype from west jerusalem. rome is that benjamin netanyahu has long been defiant of all of these accusations he said they are political in nature and he's used various different platforms to talk about how this is a political witch hunt against him now what he's normally done is take to his facebook page those facebook page has been very active of late talking about the operations going on in the west bank but what he's done is say to the israeli public that what is going on with them is a witch hunt against him but more importantly that the attorney general will

on the final day of the munich security conference benyamin netanyahu the israeli prime minister confronts iran over a drone shot down by israel iran's foreign minister gets back calling nessun you know whose appearance a circus act. and after u.s. officials indicted thirteen russians for meddling in the twenty six thousand election and x. troll tells t w they're just the tip of the iceberg in russia's fake news factory it's. also on the program a bonus legal battle of the ghosts you just mentioned up but hosted. visitors winning the last four times the two sides messed up but it proved to be a close game. and for female driven movies you see impressed at the berlin international film festival of you're about the italian adoption drama exploring a young girl's search for identity. plus the swedish black comedy is its divided critic. oh i'm terry martin welcome to the program is not a rapid evolution of relations between germany and turkey last week turkey's prime minister been out the visit berlin and paved the way for the release of an imprisoned german journalist then over the weekend mo

growing pressure in his own country thousands marched through televisa on saturday calling on benyamin netanyahuo resign over a corruption probe journalist max blumenthal as details. for over a year protesters have been gathering every week to demand the indictment of prime minister benjamin netanyahu for corruption and graft this protest in tel aviv has taken on an especially electric atmosphere that's because this tuesday the police chief of israel it's back to recommend netanyahu earlier tonight to many enough tali a former maintenance worker for the netanyahu who helped launch these protests told me he fears that netanyahu has influence on the investigation could fatally compromise its independence a palestinian member of knesset jamal's the halakhah complained that daily netanyahu on corruption charges would be like jailing al capone for tax evasion completely evading the fact that netanyahu has committed much greater crimes in the gaza strip that's idiotic for his part has struck a defiant tone declaring that the truth will come out and that his critics are engaging in fake news. with less