for more on this let's bring in akiva eldar who joins us via skype from tel aviv he's a columnist at the news website akiva eldar so netanyahu now calling on benny gantz to join him in this unity government is this a shrewd move by netanyahu or a sign of political desperation do you think. i think it's another spin made by an uncanny how and the proof is in the yesterday's gathering of the likud and so to speak those natural partners the orthodox and tried to get them to get from them a clear commitment that they are together and they are not going to betray or stary stab him in his back and this is after he made all the members of the previous likud faction in the upcoming knesset to sign the same kind of commitment and now what he's doing is trying to throw the hot potato or so to speak to guns cork and be the 1st one to blame guns for. this agreeing to unity which unity is very popular in israel and that it will be his forte if they will have to go for certain actions we know the pentagon says due to speak shortly in response to netanyahu as of the churches what do you expect him

while you think he's our legitimate i used to serve in the colonial police fals case eldar then the british government could decide on everything. carol hong kong belongs to china case at pace there are problems at the hong kong government can't solve it makes sense that by jing intervenes i don't buy a woman. but fewer and fewer hong kong as are willing to accept beijing zokora china and the clashes with police and protesters escalating with petrol bombs and bricks being thrown by radical protesters and police being accused of deliberately hurting demonstrators and passes by. in a recent poll almost 3 quarters of respondents said that they thought police was using excessive violence joseph also started his career in colonial times does not agree that my time we are taught that when. writers of rowing petrol bomb it you'll. shut down the live rounds. but now that i think they are doing a great job in the sense that they are. deadly strain he's glad he says that he is not on active duty and the more. i'm back here in germany this country is bidding farewell to an aerospace pioneer signal and

all right let's bring in our guests akiva eldar is columnist for al monitor is israel pulse and he joins us by skype from tel aviv yossi michael berg is professor of international relations at regents university and a specialist in israeli politics he joins us from london. and mitchell rock is c.e.o. of key global research and a former adviser to israeli president shimon peres he joins us from west roussel and welcome all our guests now mitchell let me start with you this gamble by benjamin netanyahu to dissolve parliament this really didn't pay off did it you know he pushed himself a little too far and the way it goes is you can only cry wolf so many times when there's no real wolf and i think that's what he came up again as is somewhat of a failure in that he should of going into this election he was at about 45 seats if you add his 35 cock loans 4 seats and fagans 2 seats and he didn't even get close to that there is a negative momentum against him and it seems like israelis want to change and he will have difficulty in any scenario forming a government as it is right now you know see

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all right let's bring in our guests akiva eldar is columnist for al monitor is israel pulse and he joins us by skype from tel aviv yossi michael berg is professor of international relations at regents university and a specialist in israeli politics he joins us from london. and mitchell rock is c.e.o. of key global research and a former adviser to israeli president shimon peres he joins us from west roussel and welcome all our guests now mitchell let me start with you this gamble by benjamin netanyahu to dissolve parliament this really didn't pay off did it you know he pushed himself a little too far and the way it goes is you can only cry wolf so many times when there's no real wolf and i think that's what he came up against see it's somewhat of a failure in that he should of going into this election he was at about 45 seats if you add his 35 cock loans 4 seats and fagans 2 seats and he didn't even get close to that there is a negative momentum against him and it seems like israelis want to change and he will have difficulty in any scenario forming a government as it is right now you kno

well call that you think it's al it it might i used to serve in the colonial police fals case eldar thenthe british government could decide on everything cadwell hong kong belongs to china case at pace there are problems at the hong kong government can't solve it makes sense that beijing intervenes. woman. but few and fewer hong kong is a willing to accept beijing's authority and the clashes between police and protesters escalating with petrol bombs and bricks thrown by radical protesters and police being accused of deliberately hurting demonstrators and passes by. in a recent poll almost 3 quarters of respondents said that they thought police was using excessive violence joseph also started his career in colonial times does not agree at my time we are taught that when. writers are for owing petrol bomb it you'll. shut them if blood runs. but now i think they are doing a great job in the sense that they. did restrain he's glad he says that he is not on active duty anymore. soccer's biggest names hit the vet competent milan's last comma last night for the 5th best player and coach of the.

election campaign by newton yahoo so he would gain the votes of the extremist israeli right well akiva eldar is a columnist for monitors israel policy says netanyahu is main concern now is to have his party emerge as the biggest winner in the upcoming election. we are now 2 weeks before the general elections and he would do much to get such coverage everyone is part of the his voters and actually even the general public part of the consensus with the holy sites and the jewish quarter so he may he may get. good coverage and in this context of the elections talking to his constituency and trying to grab extra voters from the radical right we can now what he is focusing on is to come out in september 17th as the largest party and to get the mandate from the 1st ones to get a mandate from the president to form a new government places that are one reason to be concerned about violence and this wet ground of the relationship between jews and arabs jews and muslims this is the holy city of jerusalem and the holy city of hebron so. i would be very careful these days not to grab the attention of the

all right let's bring in our guests akiva eldar is columnist for al monitor is israel pulse and he joinsus by skype from tel aviv yossi michael berg is professor of international relations at regents university and a specialist in israeli politics he joins us from london. and mitchell rock is c.e.o. of global research and a former adviser to israeli president shimon peres he joins us from west roussel and welcome all our guests now mitchell let me start with you this gamble by benjamin netanyahu to dissolve parliament this really didn't pay off did it you know he pushed himself a little too far and the way it goes is you can only cry wolf so many times when there's no real wolf and i think that's what he came up again as it's somewhat of a failure in that he should of going into this election he was at about 45 seats if you add his 35 cock loans 4 seats and fagans 2 seats and he didn't even get close to that there is a negative momentum against him and it seems like israelis want to change and he will have difficulty in any scenario forming a government as it is right now you know see th

election campaign by newton yahoo so he would gain the votes of the extremist israeli right well akiva eldar is a columnist for al monitors israel policy says netanyahu is main concern now is to have his party emerge as the biggest winner in the upcoming election. we are now 2 weeks before the general elections and he will. do much to get such coverage. is he is. even really general public park the consensus was the holy sites of the. jewish quarter so he really may get. good coverage in this context of the elections talking to his constituency and trying to grab extra.

election campaign by newton yahoo so he would gain the votes of the extremist israeli right well akiva eldaris a columnist for al monitor as israel policy says netanyahu his main concern now is to have his party emerge as the biggest winner in the upcoming election. we are now 2 weeks before the general elections and he would do much to get such coverage everyone is part of the his voters and even the general public part of the consensus with the holy sites and the jewish quarter so he may he may get. a good coverage or in this context of the elections talking to his constituency and trying to grab extra voters from the radical right we could now what he is focusing on is to come out in september 17th as the largest party and to get the mandate from the 1st ones to get a mandate from the president to form a new government places that are one reason to be concerned about violence and this wet ground of the relationship between jews and arabs jews and muslims this is the holy city of jerusalem and the holy city of hebron so. i would be very careful these days not to grab the attention of the m

really been following for the last 2 years is over akiva eldar always good to get your thoughts thank you very much indeed for talking to our jazeera thank you now a team of military experts from france have been sent to investigate the attacks on saudi arabia's all facilities it comes as saudi arabia presented what it calls undeniable evidence that iran was behind the incident at a news conference a saudi defense spokesman just by daybreak allegedly from the strikes a total of $25.00 drones and missiles were said to have been launched at the 2 oil plants but yemen's who the rebels who claim the attack say the saudi evidence was faked well the u.s. secretary of state meanwhile by pompei was in the middle east for talks and called the attacks an act of war issued by terror ron it also says the u.s. will support riyadh right to defend itself president trump has ordered additional sanctions on iran which he called substantial tehran denies involvement and says trump is escalating an economic war against its citizens meanwhile the u.n. has sent a team of experts to saudi arabia to investi

akiva eldar is a columnist for all monitors israel polls he says netanyahu his biggest concern now is to have his party emerge as the biggest winner in the upcoming election. we are now 2 weeks before the general elections and he was gonna do much to get such coverage everyone is part of the he's with voters and even the general public part of the consensus with the holy sites and the jewish quarter so he may he may get. a good coverage or in this context of the elections talking to his constituency and trying to grab extra of voters from the radical right because now what he is focusing on is to come out in september as 17 and the largest party ready and to get the message from the 1st one to get the mandate from the president to form a new government places that are. reason to be concerned about violence and this wet ground of the relationship between jews and arabs jews and muslims this is the holy city of jerusalem and the holy city of hebron so. i would be very careful these days not to grab the attention of the muslims and give a reason for the extremists from both sides to cele