reacting to the news — israel's foreign minister, israel katz, said the move endangers his country'surity. he is recalling the ambassadors to the three countries. at least 140 members of the un already formally recognise palestinian statehood — others including the us and the uk, do not. let's have a listen to what the prime minister announced. the progressive _ prime minister announced. iie: progressive government of spain next tuesday on the 28th of may will at cabinet meeting recognise the state of palestine. we are going to recognise the state of palestine for many reasons which i can summarise in three words. peace, justice and logic. peace, because it is the only solution to the conflict and by that i imply the essential question of the two states, israel and palestine, accompanied by mutual security guarantees as many other countries do. security guarantees as many other countries de— security guarantees as many other countries do— security guarantees as many other countries do. ,, �* , ., . countries do. spain's pedro sanchez. the irish prime _ countries do. spain's pedro san

israel's foreign minister, israel katz, reacted and said that erdogan is violating all previously signedgreements. the entire west is working for israel, starting with america, all means are being mobilized. to condemn the homeless, poor and destitute people of palestine to death in the face of israeli bombs. we couldn't stay away. the volume of trade between us was 9.5 billion dollars. we closed that door. let everything be fine from now on. $250 million in aid for ukrainians farmers that is how much the us agency for international development invests in the agricultural sector of ukraine. within the usaid harvest project. farmers from all regions of ukraine will receive the money. however, priority will be given to those regions affected by the war. the implementation of the harvest program also provides support for increasing the export of agricultural products by 15 billion dollars and attracting an additional 500 million dollars for private investments. while putin turns fields into mini fields. we worked to provide seed, fertilizer and finance farmers so that they can get adequate

in response, the head of the israeli foreign ministry, israel-katz, called peter an antisem and emphasizedntinue to protect its citizens, and the president of colombia decided to take sides the most disgusting monsters. known to mankind. colombia previously suspended all arms purchases from israel. rusatom has begun production of reactor units for the pagzh-2 nuclear power plant, which is being built in hungary. huge and heavy hulls are planned to be delivered to the site from st. petersburg along the black sea and danube. the construction of the nuclear power plant is proceeding on schedule, despite the sanctions. report by denis davidov. there are still a few kilometers to pakshi station, but the scale of the grandiose construction project is felt. already at the entrance, kilometers have been laid around the nuclear power plant new roads, a bridge across the danube has been built, the first concrete will be poured on the site itself by the end of the year, the concrete plant for the grandiose project is already ready, a reinforcement shop is being built nearby, paks-2 will be the first

we've heard from israel's foreign minister, israel katz, he's come out swinging, saying that it sends a message to palestinians and to the will. but terrorism pays basically saying that, you know, people may think that this is, uh, you know, the gift that is being given to the palestinians for carrying out this attack. so, you know, i mean is ro couldn't be moved against this decision. but as jack said, a 140 other you in countries have already recognized palestine as a state and it does appear that more a states will follow. rebecca, this is happening just one day after the prosecutor of the international criminal court announced he was seeking arrest warrants for the is really prime minister in his defense minister is all this pressure having any effect on then you mean nothing else or well, there's no doubt that pressure, particularly this week, terry is mounting on prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and that pressure is having an effect. as i said, there was strong reaction with saying from israel today, the strong reaction we saw from benjamin netanyahu from york, alon and from t

earlier, the israeli foreign minister, israel katz, accused turkey's president, recep tayyip erdoganhaving like a dictator. our senior international correspondent orla guerin is in istanbul. well, in the last few hours, president erdogan has been meeting with a group of businessman and he spelled out his rationale a bit more. he said turkey was taking this action to force israel. those are his words, to agree to a ceasefire and to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza. he said he wasn't chasing after conflict that he wanted, in fact, to avoid further conflict in the region. and he insisted that israel was doing the right thing. now, he is somebody who positions himself as a global defender of muslims, and not only muslims here in turkey, but also the palestinians in gaza. so he party wants to be seen as defending them. he is also trying to impose a diplomatic blow on israel, a commercial blow on israel, which gets about 30% of its cement from turkey, but we can't leave out the domestic political context here. and we had elections across the country at the end of march local elections

she told me more about the reaction, starting with that of israel's foreign minister, israel katz. written on x that there is no more war just he has written on x that there is no more warjust than this and israel will continue to fight until hamas�*s destruction. we have also had in a characteristically quite shocking comment from the national security minister, he has put on his x account. a mass heart biden. so there is a lot of upset here about these comments. from the us president, the us, of course, israel's closest ally, and that will put pressure on this israeli coalition government as to what it does next, particularly with regard to rafah. and we know that there are also reports that from within the israeli defence establishment, a lot of concern there about what this means for such a critical relationship. and all of this as we're hearing reports of heavy shelling in rafah this morning. that's correct. i mean, we've been hearing from a colleague who's working with us there, from doctors and other residents that there has been very heavy shelling. one man was saying as he

the foreign minister israel katz says, "i have instructed "the immediate recall of israel's ambassadorsnd and to norway in light of these decisions". he says, "i'm sending a clear and unequivocal message. "we will not remain silent in the face of those "undermining our sovereignty and endangering our security". he says, "today's decision sends a message to the "palestinians and to the world that terrorism pays". and he said it's a distorted step. and he's talked about a move which would undermine the chances for peace and question israel's right to self defence. this was issued just before spain joined ireland and norway. so the foreign minister had said, if spain followed through on its intention to recognise a palestinian state, a similar step will be taken against it. so i think we can expect the israeli ambassador to madrid to be recalled back to jerusalem for these consultations that will be happening with the ambassadors who are being hauled back from oslo and from dublin. there is anger in israeli politics. they've known this was coming. this had been widely signalled for weeks.

israel's foreign minister, israel katz, said the move breaks international trade agreements and accused by far is the united states, atjust over $26 billion. next is china, at ia.6 billion overall. germany and israel did more than $8.5 billion of trade last year, while india and israel's trade wasjust over $7 billion. here is frank gardner injerusalem on what is real�*s response has been. the media in israel did not really report— the media in israel did not really report on— the media in israel did not really report on and then a few hours ago a statement _ report on and then a few hours ago a statement from the foreign minister, from his— statement from the foreign minister, from his office, announcing a series of measures— from his office, announcing a series of measures in retaliation for this. i of measures in retaliation for this. i mean _ of measures in retaliation for this. i mean they— of measures in retaliation for this. i mean they are clearly stunned by in the _ i mean they are clearly stunned by in the government here. so they are going _ in the government here. so they are

as we were reporting earlier, we have heard from israel's foreign minister, israel katz, who said theecision was "a distorted step that could endanger the country's security". we will have more on that later myanmar is a country in the grip of a war largely forgotten, by the outside world. and today we have a special report from the frontline. rebel forces there are fighting an intense battle against the military regime. in the past seven months, a country—wide insurgency has made gains conquering large swathes of territory. the fighters, among them a group known as kndf, are now presenting the myanmar military with the biggest threat to its rule in years. press freedom in the country is restricted, hundreds ofjournalists have beenjailed, and getting into myanmar to report first hand is tough. but a bbc team has managed. our correspondent quentin sommerville spent a month with the rebels at theirjungle bases and on the frontline. a revolution is rising across myanmar. hidden from the world by its remoteness. few countries are more isolated, few conflicts more unseen. we spent a month

they say the foreign minister israel katz saying, and i quote, in the past few hours, the entry of the idf into raffa promotes the two main goals of the war. that is the release of the hostages and the defeat of her massive fought for the hostages. he says a quote him here, dear to our hearts for those whose released we are bound by a supreme obligation and we'll do everything to bring them home. he said that mask& would know would have long ago been crushed and thrown into the dustbin of history. and he just went on at the back end of that to say that effectively, despite the political pressure on israel, they will continue with their strategy k and ceasefire toxins and continue now today, all parties saying that they're going to be headed back to the negotiating table. how much progress is made adds to as you rightly described as quite complicated. and it was very confusing. what was up, what was down, what was being agreed to yesterday. but now we're learning more and they're heading back to negotiate today, becky. thank you so much. >> sarah. all right. >> the di tornado warnings t

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israel's foreign minister, israel katz, accused turkey's president erdogan of behaving like a dictator big picture than that conservatives are on course to lose more than half of the seats they have been defending which would lead us to roughly them losing around 500 seats, so that is at the worst end of their expectations but i should caveat that there are a couple of days until we have all the results coming through so where we are now looks bad for the conservatives but is by no means the end of the story. what they have however definitively lost out on is the blackpool south constituency. there is a new labour mp there, chris webb, and we will speak to him injust mp there, chris webb, and we will speak to him in just a few minutes and there he is, the brand—new mp who will be on his way to westminster shortly and we will also hear from westminster shortly and we will also hearfrom his colleague, westminster shortly and we will also hear from his colleague, jo stevens, the shadow wales secretary who has joined us and angela richardson, and the deputy chair of the conservatives and c

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ethan katz, a historian at the university of california at berkeley, acknowledges the diverse meanings of the phrase, but says it has particular charge after the october 7 terror attack on israelwhen hamas killed some 1200 people. some pro-israel supporters say any endorsement of resistance against israel is an implicit support for hamas. none of the pro-palestinian students newshour interviewed expressed support for hamas's actions on october 7, but some student groups have lauded the attack. katz: we know the horrific details. we know what a brutal attack this was and huge parts of it, on civilians, in horrific ways, while being described as an act of resistance, as an act of liberation, both by its perpetrators and by many activists. skyler: the rhetoric being used at these protests is not that of a peaceful, you know, conclusion to this war. it's that of violence they want from the river to the sea. >> it is important to keep in mind that the protest is against a system of oppression and not against a group of people and we have to be very clear about the importance of keeping those things separate. stephanie: a historian at the university of arizona. >> for the vast major

israel kats, accused president erdogan of violating trade agreements. this is how a dictator behaves who ignores the interests of the turkish people and business - wrote katzn to look for an alternative to trade ties with ankara, i will add. that trade turnover between the two countries last year amounted to almost $7 billion. the g7 countries have frequently acknowledged that they are no longer considering the idea of ​​outright confiscation of frozen russian assets. the main reason for this reluctance was the fear of retaliation, writes the financial times today. the publication clarifies that instead the west is exploring other ways to finance kiev from moscow’s funds. now the plan european union. in particular, it proposes to use the so-called windfall income from deposits for joint purchases of weapons for ukraine. this option is considered politically less risky and legally , the white house forced congress to allocate additional funding to the kiev regime and will now avoid this topic in its meetings before the elections, since it could scare away many voters from it. the georgian prime minister refused to comply with washington's demands and cancel