moshe ya'alon, i thank you for being on hardtalk. thank you.w pressure is still very much the dominant feature. not a cold start to the day, that is positive, 12, 13, 1a degrees across the south. but as i say, even on this big picture here you get a sense that there is an awful lot of wet and windy weather to be had, not just to be found across the northern half of the british isles either. as we slump towards the south—west, a dank start here. not cold, 13, 1a degrees but the cloud sits low and moors in the south—west. hill fog around, further east and it is a good deal drier, still a lot of cloud with a hint of brightness if you are lucky. in the northern part of wales in the north of england, light patchy rain here with hill fog around. the rain beginning there to ramp up and as we come into the heart of scotland, a lot of rain here, especially in the south—east and into the north—east of england. weather warnings about this. a lot of rain here just keeps on coming. it is fed in by this north to north—westerly wind and that will be it for th

my guess is moshe ya'alon, former israeli defence minister, turned harsh critic.olid is israel's unity? moshe ya'alon, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. israel has marked 50 yea rs having me. israel has marked 50 years since the victory in the six day war. but you seem to feel, right now, there are very serious questions about the direction israel is going, and about national cohesion. why are you so worried? from the security point of view, we enjoy today a relatively calm situation, security wise. this is a result of the six day war, which was the peak of the ideal of our coalition. since then, at the idea of our coalition, this ideology has been declined. so it is not an exocet a security threat that you feel is most concerning to israel today? yes, but you know, anyhow, israel enjoys a vibrant democracy. on the one hand, it is shameful that netanyahu on the one hand, it is shameful that neta nyahu is the on the one hand, it is shameful that netanyahu is the prime minister, these are to be investigated because of allegations of corruption. one prime