the haste to replace neta nyahu is investigations only.mes not so much from the deep desire to clea n so much from the deep desire to clean up corruption. unfortunately we have had corruption for the past 20 years. every prime minister was investigated. we had sharon and now netanyahu investigated. we had sharon and now neta nyahu a investigated. we had sharon and now netanyahu again. most cases do not end up in court. i hope this will be the case. i think that ultimately this will be the case. sorry to disappoint you. well, you're not disappointing me. iwonder disappoint you. well, you're not disappointing me. i wonder if you will be disappointed. the bottom line is this — you say you want to lead the right, presumably if you believe neta nyahu's era lead the right, presumably if you believe netanyahu's era is coming to an end sometime soon, you want to ta ke an end sometime soon, you want to take the right into the next election. you do not want the israeli right to be tainted by sleaze. right now i am going to quote are you somebody wid

benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu says benjamin netanyahu says he is unimpressed by a gatheringllows bitter criticism of president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas told the meeting that his people would no longer accept an american role in the peace process. hundreds of thousands of people — most of them children — face starvation in the democratic republic of congo. the crisis is centred on the central kasai region where fighting erupted last year following the killing of a traditional leader in clashes with security forces. since then anti—government factions have been locked in a spiral of violence with government troops and otherforces backed by kinshasa. the bbc‘s africa editor, fergal keane has gained rare access to this unfolding tragedy. ina man—made in a man—made green, the place so fertile, hunger has taken over kasal fertile, hunger has taken over kasai. we walked for three months to get here. my heart was full of sadness what i saw my daughter sick. children make up the majority of the nearly 1.5 million peopl

senior officials by surprise but i am sure benjamin netanyahu by surprise but i am sure benjamin neta nyahuetanyahu was in the know. donald trump has been talking about it for months and has been pushed by the political base that supports him in the republican party. it is interesting to look at this. it could either be the start of his plan for the middle east or potentially the end of the peace process. he has made such a big deal being such a big mediatorfor the region. you would have to assume he has a plan. i don't know if you have to assume that. it is true he presents himself as the greatest negotiator, dealmaker, the only person who could get this done, but again, we don't really know if he actually pocketed some kind of concession from the israeli side. he could have done this without asking for anything in return. it is a major question. if this is something the american side has done without asking israelis to give any concessions or show flexibility, then i am not sure what the next move in the peace plan is. how do you bring the palestinians back to the table? they say the 2—st

are you saying that, if neta nyahu's charge, it is not tenable for him to be pm?saying that, i am saying precisely what i said. we will have to make decisions based on information, then, how serious are the allegations. what is the situation in israel? you know, we are not in sweden, we are in israel, surrounded by hezbollah, daesh, hamas, syria, iran. we can't afford to have that luxury of replacing prime ministers unless it's really, truly necessary. and i think we are far, far away from that. i think all the people who are praying for that to happen should fold their prayer books and wait, because it's not happening any time soon. yes, but your contention that these people, who are beginning to doubt that netanyahu can carry on, your contention they're all leftists and ideological opponents of mr netanyahu and his government, that is simply not true, is it? let me quote you nadav haetzni, you probably know him well, right—wing attorney, commentator, publicist. he said the other day netanyahu's behaviour is harming his camp. "every day now there is a bad smell c

a report on israeli television saying that trump and netanyahu television saying that trump and neta nyahuyahu struck a deal in order to launch a huge and pain against ten three macro to deprive it of nuclear progress, and to deprive it of ballistic missile. they are seeking a deal in this field. it means the coming year will be crucial. the saudis are in the american camp. the saudis are in the american camp. the saudis sense that iran is a dangerous enemy. they look at things from that angle. i believe look at iran in the coming year, it will be a very major player. they managed to wind in syria they have a huge influence in iraq, and they are also having a huge influence, a war by proxy, in yemen. so they are a major player. and the us administration's role in that? it's role at this point seems to be very much on the side of the saudis, and tend to macro's foreign policy seems to be motivated, among other things, that anything that barack obama did, he will not do —— donald trump. he is very anti—iran. steve always had this thing for iran. they have been the main sponsor for terrorism,

the talks come after mr neta nyahu's meeting with the french president on sunday.eeze settlement building and to re—engage with the palestinians. thousands of firefighters in california are trying to halt wildfires which are moving nearer to santa barbara and other settlements along the coast. the thomas fire, as it's known, has become one of the largest in the state's history. it has destroyed nearly 800 houses and damaged an area greater than that of new york city. thousands of romanians have joined protests against reforms to the country's justice system. demonstrations have taken place every sunday for the past six weeks in bucharest and other cities. the governing social democrats hope to pass the changes by the end of the year. their critics say the plans will undermine romania's progress against corruption. france's conservative party, the republicans, have elected a new leader who's expected to take them further to the right. laurent wauquiez, who's 42, is a staunch roman catholic who sees himself as a champion of rural france and its traditional values. he

the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu israeli prime minister binyamin neta nyahu has held israeli binyamin netanyahu has held a weekly cabinet meeting this morning and he has said in his view once again it is the palestinians who are not prepared to solve the conflict. thank you very much. rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. cricket, and england are preparing for the fourth ashes test which starts tomorrow in melbourne. england, already 3—0 down in the series, will want to do everything they can to avoid the whitewash. patrick gearey has been examining their prospects. melbourne is a city which reaches for the skies. there are more tall buildings here than in london or in beijing — a reminder to england of their now impossible climb. 3—0 down, the ashes gone, surrounded by criticism and jibes from the aus

we heard from benjamin neta nyahu saying that views.ar as he sees it, what happened with donald trump was an acknowledgement of jewish history, that there is a recognition of jerusalem jewish history, that there is a recognition ofjerusalem as the capital. it's about who else will join him. will european countries go the same way? federica mogherini says she speaks on behalf of european countries and leaders saying this is not the way forward. she is concerned about that on a very serious level. note this, a few days ago, benjamin netanyahu said that several eu countries were privately thinking of moving their embassies to jerusalem. last privately thinking of moving their embassies tojerusalem. last week, hungary for example blocked and eu communique criticising donald trump. and the czech republic representative said he was happy with what donald trump had set and that the eu workouts. that's not to say the official government position has changed. from what we see today, it hasn't. mike pence is due to visit the middle east very shor

benjamin neta nyahu unsurprisingly is after this announcement.anyahu unsurprisingly is calling this historic. do you think he has doubts as to whether this will actually happen? i think he has been put ina actually happen? i think he has been put in a very difficult position. in fa ct put in a very difficult position. in fact he has been outflanked by president trump from the right and i think that net in your view is now in eighth position of needing to backpedal a bit in terms of what this means for israelis and palestinians because he does not wa nt to palestinians because he does not want to see sparks of violence in jerusalem —— i think benjamin netanyahu jerusalem —— i think benjamin neta nyahu is jerusalem —— i think benjamin netanyahu is now in a position. and he was also necessarily inclined to make this symbolic recognition. israel has conducted its a bed since the 1967 war with israel as its capital and it has been that way since 1919 so this symbolic gesture by president trump does not necessarily do benjamin netanyahu any favours in

ongoing corruption investigations involving mr netanyahu corruption investigations involving mr neta nyahuving mr netanyahu himself. while the legislation does not apply to cases where investigations began before the bill was passed, there are these two ongoing allegations of corruption investigations against mr netanyahu. he is accused of allegedly meddling in the media industry, also of receiving gifts from wealthy businesspeople. he denies any wrongdoing and he has said himself that in 60% of the cases where this legislation will apply, there are finally no charges brought. so having the police right written recommendations, in his view, can leave a cloud hanging over these people. the uk is on course for its greenest year ever in electricity generation, according to figures from national grid. 13 clean energy records have been broken in 2017 thanks to the rise of renewable energy. injune, for the first time, wind, nuclear and solar power generated more of the uk's energy than gas and coal combined. since 2012, britain has halved carbon emissions in the electricity sector and now provid

without benjamin neta nyahu talking about nations for years.ly. hungary blocked an eu statement showing serious concern for what donald trump had said, the czech republic president also talking about how he was happy with donald trump's words and that he thought the eu were cowards, but officially there is no single country that has decided to recognise jerusalem, and country that has decided to recognisejerusalem, and today country that has decided to recognise jerusalem, and today what we are hearing is that all eu officials say they are behind federica, that they do not agree with donald trump's starts. protests against president trump's decision on jerusalem continue. in the west bank, palestinians threw stones at israeli soldiers. and there have been demonstrations in beirut. martin patience is there. an extraordinary turnout, as expected here in the southern suburbs of beirut, which is the stronghold of has a laugh. thousands of supporters —— the stronghold of hezbollah. this is more a movement than a political group. they have been denou

that was binjamin neta nyahu talking a successful future. response to his remarks, emmanuel macron said he believed that a two state solution was the only way forward. translation: i explained my disapproval of the recent declarations by the president of the united states which france considers in breach of international law. i believe that the statements do not serve security, including the security of israel and the israelis. france remains convinced that the only solution in accordance with international law and in accordance with our long—term commitments is to enable the establishment of two states living side by side in peace and this can only happen thanks to negotiations. those negotiations will continue in brussels at the end of this week where an eu summit of heads of government is scheduled to ta ke heads of government is scheduled to take place. emmanuel macron will be there for france, presumably the prime minister is going to try and deal with him as much as he can in the hope he can be an honest broker for britain's progress i

israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has welcomed the decision.here is no peace that does not includejerusalem as the capital of the state of israel. this constitutes a demolition of all the effort is which have been made to achieve peace. in other news this hour — brexit secretary david davis under fire. he admits the government hasn't carried out any formal assessments on the economic impact of leaving the eu. a man appears in court accused of plotting to assassinate the prime minister and bomb downing street. and a terror plot targeting prince george's school — a lancashire man is accused of sharing its address