some breaking news coming out of israel where the prime minister binyamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency unity government it ends a year of political deadlock with 3 inconclusive elections under the deal the leaders will rotate the premiership with netanyahu serving as prime minister 1st gantz walls as deputy. force it joins us now live from west jerusalem so harry take us through some more of the details concerning those thorny issues that help things up for so long how they've been resolved. yes well we don't have the the full running list just yet of exactly what has been agreed to but leaks are making their way into the israeli media and it does seem that benjamin netanyahu will be pretty happy with the result of course number one he stays in office for the 1st 18 months under this deal he will be able to fight off his corruption charges or at least try to fight them off from the prime minister's office rather than as just a normal citizen of israel on the key issue for him of the judicial appointments committee that had been a real stumbl

finally israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival betty got this ends a year long political deadlock following 3 inconclusive elections the coronavirus emergency in israel has forced the 2 arch rivals to make a deal over the weekend protests were held against netanyahu he faces trial on 3 charges of corruption he has denied any wrongdoing. arliss bring in our correspondent on ukraine where she's on the story for us tonight in jerusalem good evening to you tanya it's amazing isn't it after 3 elections now israel is about to get a new government did it take the coronavirus to get this movement. plus quite unusual times as everywhere as you said 3 elections multiple attempts to form a government and almost a year and a hof it took them to get to this point it's also unusual because this is and the eat of young house who are the holocaust remembrance day but 1st and foremost this government's national emergency government as it's called should now a focus on dealing with the corona crisis at the same time of course th

netanyahu led to israel to leave in a period of go for completed their corruption and if they continue to work with me even in a way that gives legitimacy to something that was the main for leg they used to laze until 2 or 3 weeks ago so not many people trust the really on this by saying the time is done to work together because of the goal of others especially when the leaders of this. gods and other colleagues never said anything above 0 never said any idea or he then the laughter to take. the slow civility of the ministry of. neutral that any of the sides here is really sincere in his ill intent ok and as i said we are going to do 2 very sick period that we never had in the bus just one a lot about the economy we are going to face probably decrease of about 6 percent of the gross of the g.d.p. and minus the negative blows for the 1st time of the state of peace yeah and this is something that the consequences i'm going to be so severe and i'm not sure that this government will be able to cope with such a very severe and challenging needs you know that is definitely a dire prediction

to end israel political paralysis after 3 elections in less than a year prime minister benjamin netanyahu agrees to form an emergency unity government with his rival. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with a journey back in business but still at risk today stores and shops in germany reopened after what has been a 5 week coronavirus induced shutdown it is a 1st step in what will be a long gradual return to economic normality and it comes in a world that still dominated by the new normal the coronavirus the german chancellor issued a warning today. it's shopping but it's not as we knew it at this store in cologne customers are required to keep a safe distance from one another. but will that happen when more people come. chancellor merkel and that it's the easing of germany's strict lock time just days ago but now she says she's worried people may think the pandemic is no longer a problem. with india so we must proceed slowly step by step and with caution it would be a real shame if we were to suffer a relapse despite being able to avoid that and put our initial s

just getting some breaking news coming to us out of israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have just agreed to form an emergency unity government let's go straight over to harry for so he joins us now live from west jerusalem what does this government look like exactly. well it looks like one that benny gantz said was necessary in a time of national emergency to fight the coronavirus he of course was someone who'd dedicated his pretty short political career albeit including 3 consecutive inconclusive elections to trying to unseat benjamin netanyahu but he decided last month that he would join him in a unity government but those negotiations have been extremely rocky ever since and there was a real danger or for those who are against it a real hope that they might fall apart there was always the possibility that benny gantz might use the piece of leverage in his back pocket that he did have available which was at least allowing if not sponsoring a bill which could have legislated against someone facing corruption charges as benjamin netanyahu is fr

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breaks israel's political deadlock after 3 elections and less than a year prime minister benjamin netanyahu old agrees to form an emergency unity government with his rival any gaps. hello i'm christine one welcome to the program germany's chancellor and get a magical has warned that people should not risk all germany has achieved in achieved in containing the coronavirus excuse me in other words it's a danger to become complacent about physical distancing now medical's message comes as germany begins to ease some of the restrictions it put in place several weeks ago she warns that if new infections start growing rapidly again a return to tighter restrictions will be unavoidable. beat shopping but not as we knew it had to store in cologne customers are required to keep a safe distance apart but will that happen when more people come. chancellor merkel announced the easing of germany's strict lockdown just days ago but now she says she's worried people may think the pandemic is no longer a problem. with india so we must proceed slowly step by step and with caution and really it would be a rea

finally israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu as agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival benny gantz this ends a yearlong political deadlock following 3 inconclusive elections a coronavirus emergency in israel has forced the 2 archrivals to make a deal over the weekend protests were held against netanyahu he faces trial on 3 charges of corruption he denies any wrongdoing. w.'s correspondent tanya k. my injuries and i'm gave us her assessment of israel's new unity government 3 elections multiple attempts to form a government and almost a year and a hof it took them to get to this point it's also unusual because this is the eve of your house you are the whole cos member state but 1st and foremost this government's national emergency government as it's called should now a focus on dealing with the corona crisis at the same time of course they also wanted to avoid a force election and i think it took a rather stunning turnabout by a bendy guns to form a rifle you have to say off benyamin netanyahu leader of the blue and white and he actually gave up on his

finally, benjamin netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival. this ends a year-long political deadlock folollowing three elections. the coronavirus in israel has forced the two archrivals to reach a deal. over the weekend, protests were held against benjamin netanyahu, facing trial on three charges of corruption he has denied -- charges of corruption. hehe has denied any wrongdoing. let's brining in our correspondt in jerusalem.. it is amazing. after three elections, now israel is about to get a new government. did it take the coronavirus to get this movement? >> it is quite unusual t times. as you said, three electionsns, multiple attempts to form a gogovernment, , and almost a yer and a a half it tooook them t tt to this point. it is also unusualal, because ts is the eve of the holocaust remembrance day. first and foremost, thiss government, this national emergegency government as it is called, should now focus on dealing with the coronavirus crisis. at the same time, they also wanted to of -- to avovoid a for selection.n. -- to avoid a force

president donald trump and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu we've seen moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem considering jerusalem the capital the u.s. has cut funds to the owner one which is the u.n. agency that deals with the fiji it's which was seen here as a way to kind of in the mineta and end the issue of refugees which seems to us also canceled or basically shut down the p.l.o. didn't present this of office in the field so all of this is seen as. known to palestinians they've been trying to convince the world truly see they let you in the crowd see how israel is using the fact that trump is in power to push for more . deals or push for more an extension on the ground reality on the ground we have to say family might not be different for palestinians they are already living under israeli occupation and many settlements enjoy having that they feel one way or another and that it's where the little one palestinians living in the occupied west bank live under military so all of that didn't seem out of their reality on the ground but on an international le

some breaking news out of israel where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former political rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency unity government it ends a year of political deadlock with 3 inconclusive elections under the deal the leaders who rotate the premiership with netanyahu serving as prime minister 1st all accounts will serve as his deputy let's bring in harry forsythia joins us now live from west jerusalem harry what about some of those divisive issues how are they resolved in this agreement. well they all seem to have been resolved pretty much in favor of benjamin netanyahu and his policy positions if you think back to just 7 weeks ago tonight i was in tel aviv listening to benjamin netanyahu talking about his sweetest political victory in that 3rd election as the numbers were tallied it didn't turn out by that indeed benny gantz was given the mandate to try to form a government and then there was this extraordinary reversal last month where john sued really put his whole political career around one issue of removing someone he said was corrupt and a

it's a win for netanyahu. he folded on many campaign promises including the major one saying he wouldn't serve under a prime minister who has been indicted. on bribery and fraud and breech of trust. and trial starts next month. he folded on that promise and will serve under netanyahu as defense minister. and folded op smaller campaign promises such as the nation state law the draft law and annexation. yet, the question of course now in terms of will it be judged will had become prime minister in 18 months. that would be the accomplishment. he put an end on netanyahu. that remains a big if. with many skeptical that he will ever be prime minister. if he is, he doesn't have a broad government. he has the right wing religious government. this isn't a done deal yet. that's because this could fall apart and the country could go to fourth election. why? because there are appeals against netanyahu at the high court. someone who has been indicted cannot form a government. if that is upheld. and doesn't allow him to for

political crisis in israel 3 elections with the needy approved inconclusive only last week benyamin netanyahu signed a coalition agreement with this former dr that the new guns to form a national emergency government with netanyahu as prime minister. is very long serving prime minister has been credited with quickly imposing strict measures like travel restrictions and defacto closing israel's borders at the beginning of the crisis. but now the public debate has shifted to the economic impact of the knock down a clearance sale at a small neighborhood shop in tel aviv closing down because of corner virus it says on this window and employment has risen from 4 to over 25 percent. i don't think. they're clear about where they're going it seems like they're doing everything. very spontaneously and without a lot of stuff behind it and that that they are shocked that markets in my opinion the government is stressing a sight a bit too much. they could give us more freedom because people are keeping to the restriction on the same crenshaw in milan call you. in many other countries these are troubling

serving as prime minister for the 1st half they can't for the 2nd half netanyahu has to stand trial for corruption and denies all charges. you're watching on g.'s there are these all the top stories in the u.s. president donald trump says he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the u.s. he says it's to protect american jobs after the coronavirus pandemic left at least 22000000 people applying for unemployment benefits. for the 1st time in history u.s. oil prices have crashed below 0 dollars this produces a fast running out of space to store their oil early trading in asian stock markets has seen it rise slightly sitting at just $2.00 a barrel lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic have produced a massive slump in demand for energy and an excess supply of oil in the markets based on the record low price of oil that you've been seeing. at a level that's very interesting to a lot of people we're filling up our national petroleum reserve strategic you know the strategic reserves. and we're looking to put as much as $75000000000.00 barrels into

to give up their new surveillance powers israel would be a case in point prime minister benjamin netanyahu now has the legal right to surveil israeli citizens in new ways and he acquired that right without even consulting parliament israel already has expertise in this field it has spent decades holding its ability and the technology required to monitor the movements of palestinians there listening post often now reporting from hall on the surveillance the palestinians have been subjected to and whether israelis can see what's coming . you must stay at home. quite simply stay at home the state has rarely been more present in people's lives more empowered right now there's a war on the war on these vital leaders everywhere are using extraordinary measures to combat coronavirus in israel the government is leaning on the security services to provide a security solution to the pandemic sometime i do not know victor. along its path sending spies to procure medical equipment tasking secrets biological research center to find a vaccine and all through i think israel's domestic security service th

it took about a stunning turnabout by a venue guns to form a rival you have to say off benyamin netanyahu leader of the blue and white and he actually gave up on his election promise to never sit with a prime minister who faces corruption charges and at the same time abandon netanyahu got more and more support in polls again because he is the one dealing in 0 with the corona crisis you know the daily basis and the past couple of weeks. now to sports the players and coaches of a no side os will have to agree to take a 12.5 percent salary cut because of a coronavirus endemic osnos the 1st family cup to announce a pay cut rather than a deferral while adding that some of the money could be repaid if sporting targets were met the deal comes amid criticism over the way some english top flight team staff responded to the mic. jim usefulness league soccer season could restart from my may 9th without spectators present. and making preparations to play matches behind closed doors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the premise of germany's 2 biggest states told the bill tabloid newspaper that

19 pandemic she supports the overall handling of the health crisis by the government but binyamin netanyahu but she's extremely worried about her family's life you hurt. 3 make clear that this after a month and a half of lockdown we are still completely closed except for deliveries and take away. but that is just a drop in the ocean. independent businesses are very much on edge not knowing if we are going to survive. that of all that every morning daniela and her husband prepare pizza to take away while this very government is taking steps to reopen the economy and allow some businesses to start operating against the us lance can see a clear path out of this crisis that many other israelis but there is no exit strategy that is being presented to the public ok no one here say ok if we going to be under you know 200 real. people who are infected we're going to open up these and that and yeah the way we're going to close these and how about the court what the what if you know what what is the program what if what what if what if their work flow the kimono virus pandemic came the midst of deep

his partners in the opposition and decided to bring his own party into government with benjamin netanyahu said he was doing out of a sense of statesmanship and patriotism at a time of national emergency and yet here we are all over again the reports coming out of the negotiations suggested that dance had been giving way on a number of things among them the prospects of annexation in the occupied west bank he'd wanted a delay on that but there was a big row it seems over judicial appointments gantz certainly reported in the local media as being angry about perceived walk back on commitments given by netanyahu during the talks but he gave a pretty conciliatory speech on monday there is another thing that's been at the core of this as well though each man's prime ministerial ambitions benjamin netanyahu wants to make sure that there is legislation that doesn't allow the high court to decide that someone under indictment on corruption charges as he is may not be allowed to form a government and benny gantz wants to see it legislated that there will be an ordering of a deal that would see him

political crisis in israel 3 elections within the year proved conclusive only last week benyamin netanyahu signed a coalition agreement with this former dr that the new guns to form a national emergency government with netanyahu as prime minister. is very long serving prime minister has been credited with quickly imposing strict measures like travel restrictions and defacto closing israel's borders at the beginning of the crisis. but now the public debate has shifted to the economic impact of the knock down a clearance sale at a small neighborhood shop in tel aviv closing down because of the governor virus it says on this winter unemployment has risen from 4 to over 25 percent. i don't think. they're clear about where they're going it seems like they're doing everything. very spontaneously and without a lot of stuff behind it that they are shocked that markets are in my opinion the government is stressing a scientific too much. they could give us more freedom because people are keeping to the restrictions and the same country. in many other countries these are troubling times than is aroun

-- agyeman netanyahu has been required to go into -- benjamin n netanyahu has been required to goingo quarantine for the second time in a row. who has had to go into quarantine now as a result of the health minister testing positive? as youu said, the prime minister has had to go back into quarantine. the head of the security services, the national security council, they havave had to go into quarantine. everyone who i is runninghe crisis from within the health department has had to go into ofrantine, as has the head the largest hospitital in jerusalelem. wewe have seen a range of peopl. benjamamin netanyahu has gone bk into quarantinee because his previous contact was his advisor on orthodox affairs. .he healthth minister is also that reflects what is going on , the population. we are seeing a greater representation of the ultra-orthodox getting the virus. largestd tel aviv's hospital sayaying the ultra-orthodox are 10% of the population but 50% of the infected. that is how a sign of h how the spreread is. >> w why are the rates higighern north -- ultra-orthodox unities? -- communit

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benjamin netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with news political rival benny gantz this ends a year long political deadlock following 3 inconclusive elections protests were held over the weekend against this and yelled the faces trial on 3 charges of corruption he denies any wrongdoing. and brazil's president abel sonority joined crowds at a public rally in brasilia sunday and criticised coronavirus stopped on measures imposed by state governments brazil has the highest number of infections and less in america but also are has downplayed the threat and urged and reopening of the economy. u.s. oil prices have seen their biggest drop in more than 2 decades they fell by as much as 20 percent during trading on asian markets just last week the world's biggest oil producers came to an agreement to slash oil output but that hasn't solved the industry's problems. it's exactly a decade since the deepwater horizon oil spill brought catastrophe to seize off the united states now a very different challenge has washed up on u.s.

and now the news israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government and they head long for this crisis and prevent the 4th election the pair say they will stay in the country through the coronavirus operatic the government will offer for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st off in bed against for the 2nd and now has to send trial for corruption and denies all charges by force that has more from western slim. people in this country very much sick and tired of this ongoing grinding crisis 3 inconclusive elections it was 7 weeks ago this very evening that nelson you know was celebrating what he said was a sweet the sweetest political victory of his career only to find that the numbers didn't quite tally up in his favor i mean how do all these weeks where everything of course as changed as far as what he's got out of this deal though he's got the most important thing which is his continued presence in the office of prime minister the most powerful place he could imagine to be in to try to f

of the coup in 1000 pandemic she supposed over the health crisis by the government that could be netanyahu the chief extremely boring to go to families like if you would. the. cleanup of after a month and a half of lupton completely closed except for deliveries and take away. but that is just a drop in the ocean. independent business is a very much on edge not knowing if we are going to survive. that i felt that. every morning daniela and her husband prepare peter to take away this very government is taking steps to reopen the economy and allow some businesses to start operating again the us lance can see a clear path out of this crisis like many other israelis but there is no exit strategy that is being presented to the public ok no one here say ok if we going to be under you know 200 we'll. people who are infected we're going to open up these and that and yeah they were going to close these and how about the course what the what if you know what what is the program what is that what what they fear what if their work flow the kimono virus pandemic came the midst of deep political crisis i

annexation of large parts of the occupied west bank was a key issue in negotiations between benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz forming a unity government. there is this new israeli government as of monday evening the unity emergency government as they're calling it in which benny gantz the former leader of the opposition joined benjamin netanyahu allowing him to stay in office he said because of the current emergency with coronavirus a but as part of the negotiations which led up to that announcement he gave way on what had been a key issue being the annexation of large parts of the occupied west bank it had been understood that he was seeking a veto trying to ensure that other voices were brought into the picture before any move was made and it's a should in clearing israel's neighbors in the region and also european nations but that is not there in the deal that was announced indeed it says from july the 1st benjamin netanyahu can bring up both the cabinet and to the israeli parliament the knesset and so that combined with the fact that there is this signal from the united states from this v

affected region also suffered severe damage israeli prime minister israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival many guns following pretty much inconclusive elections protests were held over the weekend against netanyahu he faces trial on 3 corruption charges but he denies any wrong doing. the benchmark price of crude oil has fallen to its lowest level since 2001 at around $20.00 a barrel it comes alongside problems on the u.s. oil market where the cost of american crude fell into negative territory for the 1st time on monday oil prices are tumbling as shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic drive down demand well discuss the impact in just a moment but 1st this report when its planes aren't flying and it's roads are all but. the u.s. can at least lay claim to one thing we certainly have plenty of oil in fact far too much of it the president tried to calm nerves after the value of u.s. crude went negative for the 1st time ever on monday at one point reaching minus $40.00 a barrel in a month to go a little bit it's a

might pompei are also saying that the united states welcomes this unity government between netanyahu and his former opponent benny gantz i mean if you go back to january which is when the trump peace plan was announced that was really the imprimatur of approval for annexation of large parts of the occupied west bank by israel and benjamin netanyahu indicated that he wanted to get on with that straight away but the brakes were put on by jarrad cush the president's son in law shortly afterward saying that there had to be this mapping procedure involving both u.s. and israeli officials delineating exactly what areas around the settlements how much of the jordan valley and so on was precisely going to be annexed so the brakes were put on the some extent there but now 2 things have changed we have this this signal from the u.s. secretary of state which in some ways it is something of a restatement of the u.s. position but more crucially we have this government and as part of this government the 2 sides negotiated away any chance of a veto over an accession by benny gantz he had long calle

lifting its lockdown from sunday after more than one month in operation the prime minister benjamin netanyahu says restrictions will begin to be lifted in a gradual way some businesses will be allowed to reopen and controls the movements will be relaxed even under a straight blockade by israel the palestinian territory of gaza seems to have kept the coronavirus under control or just 13 confirmed cases of its economy which was already struggling is under more pressure or force and has this report. farming in gaza was already an uncertain way to make a living is ready blockade restrict access to modern technologies and materials and to widen markets. has made a bad situation much worse. people in gaza have lost their jobs and the virus has completely crippled economic activity restaurants and kitchens are shut down wedding parties used to order lots of chicken and are now canceling almost all orders have been canceled. ministration has begun some measures to keep the agriculture sector operating having banned agricultural exports entirely to ensure supply for gaza it's giving livestock farmers

to form an emergency government under this deal if it acted benjamin netanyahu would remain the prime minister for the next 18 months and then he'll hand it over to benny gantz who would then hold it for another 18 and that move will likely avert possibly a 4th election and keep netanyahu in power while he faces trial on corruption charges. and tech giants like google and facebook now have to pay local media in australia for using their content this as advertising revenue takes a hit amid koeppen $18.00 now the australian government made that announcement on monday saying it will release draft rules for the tech giants to pay their fair compensation for content from news media. all right let's go over to regina hamm of the sports h.q. regina most of us are stuck inside we're trying to stay active in some way but some kids in italy found a way to kind of beat that boredom and they did a really good job because you know all the world of sports are put on hold especially in tennis a.t.p. has put all those related activities on hold until at least a lot at least july however in italy that

annexation of large parts of the occupied west bank was a key issue in negotiations between benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz while they were forming a unity government has high force that explains from western recent. there is this new israeli government as of monday evening the unity emergency government as they're calling it in which benny gantz the former leader of the opposition joined benjamin netanyahu allowing him to stay in office he said because of the current emergency with coronavirus a but as part of the negotiations which led up to that announcement he gave way on or what had been a key issue being the annexation of large parts of the occupied west bank it had been understood that he was seeking a veto trying to ensure that other voices were brought into the picture before any move was made an exception in clearing israel's neighbors in the region and also european nations but that is not there in the deal that was announced indeed it says from july the 1st benjamin netanyahu can bring up both the cabinet and to the israeli parliament the knesset and so that combined w

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israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a year long political crisis and prevents a 4th election the past say they will stay in the country through the coronavirus or break the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half of benny gantz for the 2nd but now who is due to stand trial for corruption he denies all charges. afghan officials say taliban fighters have killed $29.00 soldiers in a series of attacks on checkpoints the group hasn't claimed responsibility for sunday's attacks which come at a sensitive time for both sides the afghan government and the taliban are in the process of exchanging prisoners that's part of a deal the taliban signed with the us in the qatari capital doha 2 months ago. the death toll in canada's worst mass shooting has gone up to 19 including the gunman police are investigating a series of crime scenes scattered across the province of nova scotia the gunman had driven more than 100 kilometers shooting at people along the

benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a yearlong political crisis and prevent a 4th election the pair say they will steer the country through the crown of our star break the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half in bed again for the 2nd singapore has reported a record jump in daily infections with more than 1400 cases confirmed on sunday health officials say most of the new cases are among ex-pat workers living in dormitories the world health organization had praised to singapore for its efforts and containing the outbreak but the government has been struggling to stop the virus from spreading among its foreign workers those are the headlines stay with us though the news continues here on al-jazeera after one o one east which is up next. we understand the difference in the similarity of cultures across the world. so no matter what. brings the current. matter to you. al-jazeera. villages but into the ground. hundreds of thousands displaced. mass murder. that is c

it says from july 1, benjamin netanyahu can bring about a cabinet and to the israeli parliament. that is combined with the signal with the united states -- with the signal from the united states. mike pompeo does suggest things are moving in that direction. . -- mike pompeo does suggest things are moving in that direction. there is a blend do anything which parts under the plan announced in january could be annexed by israel. but it seems pretty clear as far as mike pompeo was concerned, the ultimate decision will be up to israel. interpret mikeo pompeo's comments on the annexation is ultimately up to israel? >> there has been no official reaction from the white house, just from the trump administration, from the u.s. secretary of state. this is interesting in the context of that middle east plan that was released. the long-awaited plan back in january by this white house. very lopsided in terms of consultation given that palestinian leaders were not in any way consulted. the borders were very clear. they took into account some of the settlements that were in the west bank. but t

the government there is accused of assuming they got the >> the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu his political rival bennytz g has signed an agreement toorm an emergency union government, o following a ye deadlock in which a series of general stable government.uce a gantz had originally pledged not to go into coalition with netanyahu, who faces coalition charges, but he changed his min as the pandemic thatens. major business news now. the price of a barrel of oil has collapsed below zero. this sws the price of west texas intermediate grade oil. you can see how it has fallen through the day. crude oil has already been under pressure for weeks due to the pandemic. what is behind this crash today? let's pick to our business correspondent in new york. what is going on? >> it is a simple question of demand and supply. ever since the coravirus out rate, we have seen a sharp drop in demand. befo the outbreak, on average, the world consumed 100 million barrels a day. since then, it has dropped to 75 million a day. that means there is an excess capacity in the 'ld right now m about 25 mil

certainly to benjamin netanyahu and his followers it will be i think we have to be a little bit cautious as to exactly what it means whether it's for green light carte blanche do what you like because there is still a process going on a mapping process. with israeli and the united states officials trying to delineate exactly which parts of the the occupied west bank under the cushion of peace plan are able to be annexed by israel but it is clear that that this is a very strong signal of support from the u.s. administration from the u.s. state department and might pompei o it's worth remembering exactly what happened earlier this year when the trump peace plan was announced initially the u.s. ambassador here david friedman using strictly process film and he told the media that as far as he is the u.s. is concerned benjamin netanyahu could go ahead and start an exciting straightaway almost well in advance of the march election jerad cushion or son in law and the man stewarded with coming up with a plan then immediately put the brakes on and said no there has to be the smacking process that

and mexico have been extended by 30 more days another news israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a year long political crisis that prevents a 4th election the government will last 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half benny gantz for the 2nd half and yahoo is due to stand trial for corruption and denies all charges. floods in western kenya have killed 12 people including policemen on a rescue mission the search is underway for others still missing the government says at least 4000 people have been displaced there are reports more rain is ahead and the government is urging people to move to higher ground. those are the headlines the news continues here on algis there are the crusades and arab perspective stay with us. the orlando. in the history of conflicts between east and west. the mightiest battle between cristiana to this land. a holy war in the name of religion. for the 1st time. the story of the crusades. from an arab perspective. love. love. love. the cr