well if netanyahu is found guilty time you know what what could the sentence actually be. both 1st of all prime minister netanyahu one arriving at the court he has again denied all allegations he said. this is a witchhunt against him and his family has maintained that during all the time of investigation now the most serious cases considered to be the case of $4000.00 where it's charged with rivalry that could lead to a charge of more than the sentence to more than up to 10 years in the most serious case but of course it was just at the very beginning i talked to no experts here and they said this could take a very very long time until the verdict is good tania briefly in what way could this actually interfere with prime minister netanyahu is work. what i took to look spends about this and this is of course he will do this work as usual but he will be very much be occupied with the proceedings in court because they will go on from now on and of course this is what his opponents have said he shouldn't be a prime minister going to court in the morning and then. governing in

will lead a 5th government in israel but for the 1st time he will not be governing alone netanyahu will be rotating the prime minister's job with his former rival benny gantz 18 months each power sharing deal was agreed last month ending a year of political deadlock in which 3 inconclusive elections were held a unity government now sworn in it is a rarity in israel's politics count says it's needed to tackle the coronavirus during quote not normal times but what about prime minister netanyahu and his own battles he is facing a corruption trial this month the 1st sitting prime minister to face such proceedings and he's also pressing ahead with a controversial plan to annex part of the occupied west bank. it's time to apply israeli law and right to glorious chapter in the history of zionism the state doesn't delay peace it brings it closer because peace must be based on the truth and the truth is that there were hundreds of thousands of sit lose. and today and smeary brothers and sisters they will stay there as part of any permanent peace deal. we decided to take national responsibility e

benyamin netanyahu becomes the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to go on trial as he faces corruption charges just days after beginning his 5th term in office. and in week 2 of the bonus leaders returned from a 4 straight fire and showed their heads above the rest they dispatched frank 1st to extend their lead over 2nd placed. on public fully as welcome to the program protests have broken out in hong kong after china sparked outrage with proposed new legislation that would ban bait what beijing calls secessionism and subversive activity aids could allow chinese security agents to operate in the territory pro-democracy campaign. years are calling it a threat to hong kong's autonomy. tear gas once again shrouds the streets of hong kong. protests returned after china pushed for a strict new national security law for the territory under cover of the corona virus. the national security law is even more damaging and harmful than the extradition bell last year introduced by the government and now when time is running out in hong kong we would describe now as the beginning of the end we don't

than to the netanyahu becomes the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to go on trial as he faces corruption charges just days after beginning his 5th term in office. and in german football action leipzig showed they're not out of the bundesliga title race just yet with a thumping victory over months we've got all the highlights for you coming right up . i'm aaron chilton welcome to the show the white house has imposed a travel ban in brazil stopping now on u.s. citizens who have visited the country during the last 14 days from entering the united states the reason the south american country has seen a massive spike in kobe $1000.00 cases only 2nd to the u.s. itself brazilian president jay are both in are as often echoed u.s. president donald trump's approach to the pandemic opposing calls for social distancing and even writing off the virus as a quote little flu. rarely seen in a mosque. and supporters like it that way. compared with most world leaders will so narrow has not been taking the coronavirus pandemic as seriously as he takes the economy. and figures published by the country's hea

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu arrives in court where he'll be on trial in 3 separate corruption cases he says this is an attempt to topple him in any way possible. hello again i'm peter w. watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up. the police in hong kong used tear gas against protesters angry over beijing's plans to impose a new security law. or china's foreign minister speaks out against meddling in hong kong warning countries to stay out of its affairs. also ahead muslims marking the end of the fasting month of ramadan but this year it's under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. ok let's begin with breaking news out of occupied east jerusalem where the long awaited trial of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is getting underway as we go on air benjamin netanyahu is facing 3 cases of corruption but he denies the charges of bribery fraud and a breach of trust terry force it is our correspondent live for us outside the court in occupied east jerusalem harry good afternoon he has been speaking what was he saying. yes he he came just a few minutes

this is deja vu news live from berlin benjamin netanyahu becomes the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to go on trial as he faces for option charges just days after beginning his 5th term in office also coming up on the shelf. protests returns of the streets of hong kong police fired tear gas at pro-democracy activists as they march along against a proposed security law they say threatens the territories autonomy. and in german football action leipzig showed they're not out of the bundesliga title race yet with a thumping victory over minds we've got all the highlights for you coming right up . american tilton welcome to the show in unprecedented trial has started in israel with prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing charges of fraud breach of trust and bribery he is the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to face trial in a case that pits netanyahu and his supporters against the country's digital system and it comes just a week after he started his 5th term in office. not happy to be here netanyahu says lawyers had requested that he be spared this hearing but the court disagreed was

and benyamin netanyahu becomes the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to go on trial as he faces corruption charges just days after beginning his 5th term in office. i'm anthony howard welcome protests have broken out in hong kong after china spot to outraged with proposed new legislation that would ban what beijing kohls succession ism and subversive activity it could allow chinese security agents to operate inside the territory pro-democracy campaign is a calling it a threat to hong kong's autonomy. once again shrouds the streets of hong kong. protests rotund off to china pushed for a strict new national security law for the to. retore under cover of the corona virus. the national security law is even more damaging and harmful than the extradition bill last year introduced by the government and now when time is running out in hong kong we would describe now as the beginning of the end we don't have enough time but we still need to continue the fight. for opponent see this is the end of hong kong as one country 2 systems relationship with china the legislation that gives beijing more surve

but netanyahu supporters turned out in force outside the court in strong agreement with his position. the court should be on trial that's not b.v. let me. know how do you mean it now then you mean netanyahu is a scapegoat they couldn't beat him in a democratic way so they took him to court on monday most likely not. to fear opening session lasted about an hour but the proceedings are likely to run on for years. british prime minister boris johnson has said he will not fire his top aide for allegedly violating national lockdown rules by driving some 400 kilometers to his parents' house at the end of march johnson said dominic cummings acted responsibly and legally when he travelled with his wife because he wanted to ensure childcare for his 4 year old son cummings wife was showing big 19 symptoms at the time the opposition labor party has called for an urgent inquiry into the allegation. muslims around the world have been celebrating the annual festival that marks the end of ramadan but this is celebrations subdued the coronavirus pandemic means no prayers at the mosque for the faithfu

one week ago benjamin netanyahu was sworn in as israel's new prime minister for the 5th time. today his trial is set to begin in jerusalem it's the 1st time in israel's history that a sitting prime minister has been indicted netanyahu does not have to step down until proven guilty. at sunday's court hearing the charges will be formally presented case $1000.00 who is suspected of receiving gifts from wealthy friends case 2000 alleges netanyahu attempted to influence a newspaper to gain more positive coverage. and case 4000 alleges that he granted a series of favors to israel's largest telecommunications company in exchange for positive media coverage on a news website. the charges fraud breach of trust and bribery there have been countless demonstrations both for and against him his opponents say he cannot be prime minister and on trial at the same time his supporters say the indictments are part of a political campaign against him netanyahu himself has denied all allegations but the trial is expected to go on for some time. well for more let's speak to d.w. correspondent tonya

netanyahu himself has denied all allegations but the trial is expected to go on for some time. well for more let's speak to due to abuse tanya kramer in jerusalem tanya what can we expect from today's proceedings. one standing here right in front of the court which isn't east jerusalem and it's pretty loud over here because we have them on stations here on the streets there's a lot of security as you can see here behind me demonstrations for and against netanyahu it's actually quite a historical day because it's the 1st time that a sitting prime minister will stand trial and today what's expected as that the judges there are 3 are proceeding touches they will be reading the charges to the defendants coming here to the court well if netanyahu is found guilty what kind of sentence can we expect and we're just seeing images here live images actually as you're speaking coming from outside the courtroom there in jerusalem tanya. but 1st of all it's expected to be of all the long trial now he has been charged with. throat breach of trust in private ins considered the case for 1000 as

we're sliding into a new cold war details next then israel's top court rules prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is still facing corruption charges mind you can form a new government with his main challenger meantime israelis take to the streets in protest we're going to discuss that all right sit tight as i'm a booster news i.q. . the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold worldwide there are now 3700000 cases 264000 deaths now here in the u.s. alone still leading the way with 1200000 cases and 73000 deaths and in the in the virus stricken state of new york officials are now reporting an unexpected spike in their death toll reaching nearly 1000 just in a day now totaling more than 25000 in that state alone and there is also a mysterious illness found in children who have tested positive for cold at 19 that leaves doctors scrambling for an answer for more on this we turn our tease trinity charges from new york. today an urgent new warning about kids and coated 19 dozens of children falling ill across the country from a rare illness officials are calling pediatric multisystem inflammatory s

it protects netanyahu's position for the next 18 months during which netanyahu can pursue annexation, corruption cases will proceed in the background slowly. it took more than three years to get to this point. the trial with 333 witnesses isn't expected to move much faster. at this point, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been trying to show a business as usual perspective. a week after the new government's swearing in, today is the first cabinet meeting where netanyahu didn't mention the trial at all. he talked about coronavirus and the budget and said now the country has to work together moving forward. it was netanyahu's closest allies in the government, some of the minister's closest to him who have condolentinued to attae judicial system and the attorney general and the investigate process in general. the new justice minister who was from blue and white has said he would defend the justices, but that defense is being drowned out by all of the attacks that will play out today. >> benjamin netanyahu has fought this day for a long time. oren liebermann in jerusalem. appreciate i

broadly it falls into 2 categories one of them is the ability of benjamin netanyahu to serve as prime minister to form a new government as prime minister while under indictment the corruption case in 3 separate corruption cases. is due to start later this month the 2nd category is as you're saying the legality of this deal it shows just how much mistrust there is on both sides on netanyahu side and on benny gantz a side that they have cut had to come up with an extremely complicated deal that really challenges some of the precepts of the israeli constitution both of them essentially being sworn in as co-equal prime ministers at the same time netanyahu that going 1st for 18 months gets going 2nd netanyahu wanting to guarantee that he maintains that statement even after e. is due to relinquish the actual number one job in 1000 month's time so he can continue to fight his corruption trial from that kind of position of power while gantz wants to ensure that that transfer of power will go ahead and so to do that they've had to institute changes to the basic law of israel which is going thr

the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to face trial benjamin netanyahu appears in court and calls the case against him delusional. hello i'm barbara sarah this is al jazeera live from london also coming up as libya's government gains the upper hand in the battle for tripoli there are signs foreign support for the warlord and if i have time could be waning. i believe that in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity the u.k. prime minister of defense is chief adviser who's under pressure to resign over claims he reached the lock down. and hong kong protesters mobilizing their south rallying against china's plan to close the national security. hello welcome to the program israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu launched a tirade against the nation's justice system as his long awaited corruption trial got underway he's facing several charges in a series of cases stemming from ties to wealthy associates benjamin netanyahu is israel's 1st sitting prime minister to ever go on trial he was sworn back into office as head of a rare unity government just a week ago

benjamin netanyahu becomes the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to face criminal charges in court. during the whole you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. the police in hong kong used tear gas against protesters angry over beijing's plans to impose a new security law. china's foreign minister speaks out against meddling in hong kong warning countries to stay out of its affairs. and muslims mark the end of ramadan subdued need celebrations under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. the long awaited trial of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has officially begun even though he asked to be excused he was required to attend the opening proceedings on sunday to hear the charges against him they include bribery fraud and breach of trust harry force it is our correspondent live for us at the courthouse in east jerusalem so harry just just walk us through how much evidence is there that the prosecution will try to bring to court against mr netanyahu. well that there is there are thousands and tens of thousands of documents of evidence and that really dominated quite a lo

jordan the saudis iraq live from doha also coming up accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust in netanyahu becomes israel's 1st sitting prime minister to stand trial. surrounded by scandal and seeking support brazil's president remains defiant as the u.s. bonds travels from the country. which is very very worrying he said we have a lot of spirits. right most of our reach it is overflowing and overwhelmed hospitals and cemeteries in yemen are unable to cope following a spike in suspected coronavirus cases. the fight for tripoli has taken another turn as russian mercenaries supporting warlord aletha have to have retreated from the frontlines after his forces have been trying to capture the capital for 13 months but they've suffered a string of defeats in recent weeks against the un backed government supported by fighters from turkey the mayor of bani walid confirm the russians left from the towns airport in 3 military planes one of the wide is following developments from tripoli. the maid of benny will lead the city that's south of the city of god who just stated that 3 flights left from but

culture even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 corruption cases benjamin netanyahu has shown once again that he's going nowhere we don't have a clue to the dark hours of great responsibility begins and i decided to form a unity government and avoid a. how high how afterwards the division and distrust remain evident in this unity deal now his former rival benny gantz have written into it all kinds of guards against betrayal sworn in simle taney asli as prime minister and alternate netanyahu to go 1st then after 18 months an unprecedented $36.00 ministries shared equally. we decided to take national responsibility especially at this time israel needs a national government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government by one half of the nation is over we are here to represent those who felt they had no voice in leading this country. but gans also predicted bitter arguments to come one big difference their position on an exceeding 30 percent of the occupied west bank under the terms of the trump peace plan dances calling fo

and a deal in israel too was prime minister benjamin netanyahu takes the lead in a unity government to end a long running political crisis. we begin in latin america which is emerging as a global coronavirus hotspot crumbling health system struggling economies and political divisions are making matters worse in some countries in brazil which is the worst hit in the region with the 4th highest number of cases in the world the president john bolton arrow has been rallying his supporters to back his call to end the lock down and reopen the economy out of the game according to the president we will change brazil's destiny even with this crisis affecting the entire world thanks so ministers thanks to the wonderful people here we are together brazil is ours well brazil has recorded over 15000 deaths that's more than all other latin american countries combined 230000 people are known to be infected there but limits on testing experts say a likely hiding the true much higher figure in chile one of the region's other major pandemic hot beds a growing number of cases are fueling fear and racism

is al jazeera live from doha also coming up accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust benjamin netanyahu becomes israel's 1st sitting prime minister to stand trial. surrounded by scandal and seeking support presumes president remains defiant to u.s. banks travelers from the country. i believe that in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity. u.k. prime minister defends his chief advisor who is under pressure to resign over claims he reached lockdown rules. about the battle for tripoli has taken another turn as russian mercenaries fighting for libyan warlord anything after have retreated from the frontlines after us forces have been trying to capture the capital for 13 months they have suffered a string of defeats in recent weeks fighting against the u.s. backed government which is supported by fighters from turkey. well the mayor of bani walid confirmed the russians left from an air base in the town and 3 military planes. had reports these are the pictures of libyan media show russian medicine a reason leaving to police frontline they were meant to shift the

week to allow both of them to essentially be in acted as co-equal prime ministers one going 1st in netanyahu for 18 months then dance whether that is negro this day sunday is the day in which the 1st of those questions is being deliberated upon can netanyahu form a government under indictment and there are indications that the court may well get to some extent greenlight in saying things like the train has left the station talking about the number of the members of the knesset the parliament behind me that support this government and don't forget that is after 3 a conclusive election so there is a real will politically for a resolution to this ongoing political crisis but the court is also making sure that it is being heard here arguing back against netanyahu as lawyers of the ability of the court to rule on these matters saying it is not just for the knesset to make a decision that the legalities have to be observed as well so it may well be that they're moving towards some kind of. situation where they try and fence in some of his powers as prime minister without actually ruling out him as

this is the scene live in occupied east jerusalem where benyamin netanyahu supporters have gathered outside the court as proceedings are due to begin in the next hour. the. muslims mark the end of the fasting month of ramadan this year under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. now in scenes we haven't witnessed since last year's mass protests against a controversial extradition bill thousands of protesters are back in the streets of hong kong this time angry over a national security bill proposed by beijing police responded by using tear gas and water cannons to disperse large crowds demonstrators were blocking. in the popular shopping district causeway ballet well this was all sparked by china's announcement of the proposal of its annual political meeting on friday it would ban all activities considered subversive activists say it would be the end of hong kong's autonomy china's foreign minister wang years called for the law to be imposed without the slightest delay is also tried to ease concerns the legislation would erode freedoms and rights of people in hong kong where the door cann

that agreement for a rotating co-equal premiership between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz requires changes to israel's fundamental basic laws to allow each mistrustful partner the guarantees they want to insure the deal sticks sunday though so the focus on the other issue whether benjamin netanyahu indicted in 3 separate corruption cases could legally form and lead a new government law requires ministers in such a position to resign but not prime minister netanyahu is both a caretaker prime minister and a candidate for the job leaving room for legal argument during it the justices seem to signal that they would not overrule what they see as the will of the members of israel's parliament not a message popular with anti netanyahu anti coalition protesters who've gathered to watch proceedings in a park lying symbolically between the court and the parliament we don't just want a prime there is a criminal one here it will. come back to the people and it will not be able or any more in a bit longer than a lot of the others as well as a critical juncture in israel's long ru

passed that liberates on on monday they will decide on whether the deal struck between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz is in fact legal the way that it gives both men a sort of a co-equal status taking turns as prime minister but keeping that prime ministerial status something that netanyahu wants to continue to fight off his corruption charges something that dance wants to ensure that he will be given power in 18 months time but sunday is a day on which they're deliberating on whether netanyahu is eligible to form a government as prime minister while under indictment the indications from the court of that there sketching out of position which does suggest that there is a huge amount of momentum towards that situation now after 3 inclusive elections after it's clear that there is a majority in the knesset the israeli parliament for netanyahu and dance to have this power sharing government but still the court is also saying that it has the right to rule and it is questioning lawyers for netanyahu quite aggressively on whether it really is right for someone under indictm

netanyahu about's a pretty remarkable thing in a place as politically volatile as the state of israel now george israel seems to have gotten past kind of their 1st major wave of the coronavirus and is now emerging from the shutdown of nearly 2 months so now that politics and public health are no longer top of the agenda pretty interesting and opinion piece that i read saying that it's time to get back to the israel palestine conflict where israel is finally going to annex major parts of the west bank but some say it's never going to happen since netanyahu as you mentioned has served for 14 years now and he's done nothing on the ground to prep for it what say oh. well it all depends on your president and your secretary of state know the promptly all said just the days of bull. mix a show north of the west bank was a matter for israel alone that's of course not true factually because this is a matter of international law it's covered by the oslo agreements signed on your own lawn your own white house it's a motto for the camp david accords also signed on the lawn so it isn't actually tr

saudis iraq live from doha also coming up accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust binyamin netanyahu becomes israel's 1st sitting prime minister to stand trial. surrounded by scandal and seeking support brazil's president remains defiant as the u.s. bans travelers from the country. i believe that in every respect he's acted responsibly and legally and with integrity the u.k. prime minister defends his chief advisor was under pressure to resign and the claims he preached locked down. libyan authorities say russian ministries are leaving the battles front line libyan media broadcast video reportedly showing foreign fighters who support warlord aletha hafter leaving from an air base have to ask forces have been trying to capture the capital tripoli for 13 months they've suffered a string of defeats in recent weeks against the u.n. backed government supported by fighters from turkey but the mayor of bani walid confirm the russians left in the towns airport in 3 military planes bombed i had is following developments from tripoli. the mayor of benny will lead the city that's south of the c

one of them is the ability of benjamin netanyahu to serve as prime minister or at least to form a new government as prime minister while under indictment the corruption cases court trial in 3 separate corruption cases is due to start later this month the 2nd category is as you're saying the legality of this deal it shows just how much mistrust there is on both sides on netanyahu side and on benny gantz a side that they have cut had to come up with an extremely complicated deal that really challenges some of the precepts of the israeli constitution thousands of palestinian laborers are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the coronavirus pandemic the united nations secretary general says journalists have been facing more restrictions and punishments and start of the pandemic a world press freedom day al-jazeera director general is urging world leaders to call for the release of margaret hussein he's been detained in egypt since 2016 without any formal charges you know today with headlines here and on syria coming up next it is the

thanks very much new york when israel and israeli court has ordered prime minister benjamin netanyahu to appear in person when his corruption trial begins on sunday netanyahu lawyers applied for this penn station the attorney general demanded he be present the prime minister is indicted for bribery for fraud for breach of trust for exempting wealthy get gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensing favors to get more positive press coverage you know who denies any wrongdoing. now higher than hundreds of migrant children have been deported from the united states since coronavirus broke out under a pandemic border policy figures from the new york times reveal that between march and april when the 900 young migrants were deported some of those already had asylum appeals pending in the court system in the past unaccompanied children who showed up at the border would be provided with shelter and could go through an asylum process but the troubled ministration has now done a u.-turn invoke in 1944 law which allows the president to block migration to prevent a dangerous disease from spreadin

benny gantz critics argue that netanyahu shouldn't be allowed to form a new government because of his indictment for corruption or false it is in a restaurant with more on how the supreme court might reach its decision. there were clues from yesterday's deliberations and exchanges between the 11 justices and the various attorneys for the parties involved it seemed pretty clear that the court was extremely sensitive about overstepping its bounds it wanted to make sure that the arguments were about the actual niceties and exactitude of the law which says that a prime minister doesn't have to step down if indicted but a minister does what exactly is the status of netanyahu as a caretaker prime minister someone who is putting himself up to take on the job again properly does he hold a status a prime minister or a minister they were examining those sorts of things so that indicates that they are pretty likely to rule in favor of netanyahu on that question it doesn't necessarily mean that they will take a similar view on the intricacies of this deal we have to see how the arguments play out

alone barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up benjamin netanyahu appears in court describing the case against him as delusional. and i believe that in every respect is acted responsibly and legally and with integrity in the u.k. prime minister banks's chief adviser over claims he reached at lock down rules and hong kong protesters mobilize in their sounds and rallying against china's plan to impose national security. low we begin in libya where russian mercenaries who have been supporting the warlord tally for half the hour are leaving the battles front line the mayor of the town of bani walid has confirmed that they're evacuating through the airport there after withdrawing from the capital tripoli it follows a series of setbacks for have tyrus forces who have been fighting to take territory from libya's internationally recognized government back with a bit of a head is in tripoli. the measured advancement after us forces achieved over the past year is mainly attributed to that all of the russian mercenaries from the bag no group that have been recruited b

as benjamin netanyahu prepares for a 5th term as israel's prime minister he is promising to carry out one of the most controversial acts of his decades in politics the annexation of illegal israeli settlements as well as large parts of the jordan valley totaling nearly a 3rd of the occupied west bank last month he reminded american evangelical christians that president donald trump had pledged to endorse it a couple of months from now i'm confident that that close will be honored that we will be able to celebrate another historic moment in the history of zionism. netanyahu has made pledges before often during election campaigns without following through some analysts suspect concerns over regional stability might make him hold off once again but since the election an accession talk is strengthened not diminished netanyahu has built the policy into his coalition deal with his former rival benny gantz and above all there's been preemptive support from a trumpet ministration. the us israeli annexation mapping team is due to have finished its work by the end of june the american ambassado

today netanyahu has tried to show that it's business as usual.e has his weekly cabinet meeting this morning. and he'll come here for the first hearing to jerusalem's district court. >> certainly extraordinary scenes. oren liebermann there in jerusalem. we'll check back with you in the hours to come, thank you. >>> we'll take a short break. when we come back, four legendary athletes are teaming up to raise millions for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. you got peyton manning and phil mickleson and tiger woods. we'll have a preview after the break. number 360 smart bed. can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. save $1,000 on the sleep number 360® special edition smart bed. plus 0% interest for 36 months & free delivery when you add a base. i'm a talking dog. the other issue. oh... i'm scratching like crazy. you've got some allergic itch with skin inflammation. apoquel can work on that itch in as little as 4 hours, whether it's a new or chronic problem. and apo

netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges.iss trial, alreready postponed once, is expected to startrt in twtwo weeks. a retetired army colonel has tan part in these proteststs. he is disappointed by benny gantz, who broroke his election promise to not enter a government with in -- with an indidicted prime mininister. [spspeaking foreieign language] translatator: itt is s true thae is innocent ununtil proven guily but t it is not rigight, not mo, and without values that a prime minister will lead the government in the afternoon and in the morning has to defend himself in court. reporter: the new coalition singled out another major policy issue, the annexation of parts of the west bank. u.s. president donald trump released his controversial vision for peace proposal now, israel's government can put out legislation to annexex parts of the jordan valley b by july. >> [speaking foreign language] trananslator: in the july, sovereignty should be applilied over the jorda valley, the northehern dead sea area, and te jewish setettlement

of annexation clearly this has been talked about for a long time many thought that prime minister netanyahu was going to use this as an election ploy but since he's been back in office he says no definitely i am going to annex parts of the west bank the un's position on that is very clear it strongly supports a 2 state solution mr milligan off said it would be a clear breach of international law and more interesting i think was his reaction to the announcement from president abbas that the palestinians will withdraw from all their agreements in cooperation with the israelis and the message from the u.n. is we understand their point. if i may speak only very frankly on the issue. whatever our individual assessments of the palestinian reaction to israeli threats of an extension maybe it is certainly one thing it is a desperate cry for help it is a call for immediate action it is a cry for help from a generation of leaders know can invest that their lives in building institutions and preparing for statehood for over a quarter of a century. palestinian leadership is not threatening it is callin

and benjamin netanyahu faces decades behind bars for corruption as he becomes israel's 1st sitting prime minister to go on trial. live from moscow you're watching a weekly rundown of top stories here on the international dan hawkins we do tonight's welcome to the program. the protesters out in force on the streets of hong kong have clashed with police they oppose phage ings plans for a new security law in the area branding at the end of the country's autonomy china though insists the more must be imposed without the slightest the way the use of tear gas and water cannon contributed to the chaos. was . was. was. was was. was was. i authorities say they've arrested at least $180.00 protesters at an authorized gathering and reported damage to facilities they say the lord they're opposing would also ban such protests which beijing dub subversive and treasonous washington has the now strong is more with the u.s. national security advisor calling it a takeover of the territory secretary of state while they are also warned there could be consequences with the decision to bypass hong kong's well

that was partly due to him being charged with corruption mr netanyahu we're talking about a case which starts in one week's time mr ganns now says he was forced to break that promise to deal with the coronavirus emergency. we decided to take national responsibility especially at this time israel needs a national government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government by one half of the nation is over we are here to represent those who felt they had no voice in leading this country. live to west jerusalem and our correspondent harry forsett so harry crucially i guess can they work together can they govern instead of getting caught up in a fight with each other. well the details of the deal that they have made suggest just how much mistrust there is between them as you say gantz had made pretty much his entire albeit short political career he was of course the former army chief about getting rid of netanyahu someone he said was not fit to lead the country he was very recently causing him a poison on israeli democracy and so given the fact t

in israel the formation of a unity government between former political rivals benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz seems imminent. but israelis are angry about netanyahu forming a government while still under indictment for corruption the knesset is expected to vote on the new government before the end of the say earlier it overrides the formation of a power sharing configuration so happening off the months of political deadlock and 3 inconclusive elections in less than a year our correspondent harry for cities in west jerusalem he says fundamental changes have to be made to israeli law for the deal to finally go through. pretty extraordinary when you think of the fact that he hasn't been able to win any of those 3 elections and he is still under indictment in 3 separate corruption cases that trial due to start this month may the 24th and yet he is not only survived but he has prevailed he's going to be in charge for the 1st 18 months of this government what he needed for that to happen as well as obviously the decision by his former rival to join into a unity government with him was t

israel's new coalition government is being sworn in very shortly the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz agreed last month to share the leadership it marks an end to more than a year and a half of failed elections diplomatic deal making and political paralysis harry force it is our correspondent keeping a close eye on this joining us live this hour from west jerusalem so harry 2 men work together for the good of the country. well that's a question that has yet to be tested to its fullest it is an extremely strange agreement that they have drawn up at least in terms of a little israeli political history it is a huge government in those terms $36.00 ministries all swelled to they will be evenly divided between the 2 some of the ministries being created to try to satisfy the demands for jobs on both sides includes such things as one person being given the ministry of higher education and water resources at the same time so there's been quite a lot of criticism about the expense of all of that it's also required a change to israel's fundamental basic laws to

and a deal in israel as prime minister benjamin netanyahu takes the lead in a unity government to end a long running from the tickle crisis. the world's 3rd largest economy has slipped into recession japan has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic its economy shrank for the 2nd consecutive quarter by just under one percent in the 1st 3 months of this year but i'm as he had announced a massive relief program last month to keep the economy on track japan has recorded more than 16000 cases of the virus and close to 750 deaths michael pan is the president of the shin gets a news agency he's joining us from tokyo as always thank you very much for joining us on the al-jazeera 8 it's not just the pandemic is it though that's been causing these problems there was a lot leading up to this situation wasn't there. you know unfortunately we seem to have a few audio problems with michael there we will try and get him back later in the program but in the meantime let's carry on for the moment india has extended a nearly 2 month old lock down by another 2 weeks is it battles to control the risin

benjamin netanyahu becomes the 1st sitting israeli prime minister to face criminal charges and coarse. and under the shadow of coronavirus subdued celebrations for muslims marking one of the most important holidays. we begin with breaking news out of libya where russian mercenaries have been fighting in support of the warlord holy fuck off a leaving the country the mayor of the town of bani walid has confirmed that there are evacuating through the airport there after withdrawing from the capital tripoli that follows a series of setbacks $100.00 forces have been fighting to take territory from libya's internationally recognized government a move up the ahead as following developments from tripoli. the mayor of benny will lead the city that south of the city of the horn just stated that 3 flights left from but he will lead the airport loaded with that the russian mercenaries who have been fighting along with half the forces over the past year in southern tripoli we do not know for certain were they were heading maybe to banerjee to binny and then from there to syria maybe back to russia