in other news the israeli president ruben rivlin will ask the opposition leader benny gantz if he can form a new government ahead of the current prime minister benjamin netanyahu rivlin has been meeting representatives of various smaller parties in an attempt to assess who they would support in any coalition 3 elections in the space of less than a year have failed to break the deadlock in israeli politics. russia and turkey are holding joint military patrols in syria to monitor a cease fire in the last rebel held stronghold of in libya province troops from both countries are patrolling the strategic m. for highway linking syria's east and west the 1st man to be convicted by the international criminal court has been released from prison thomas lubanga was greeted by supporters as he was driven out of the jail in the democratic republic of congo's capital. was found guilty in 2012 recruiting child soldiers to fight in the 2nd congo war 20022003. those are the headlines on al-jazeera up next is talk to al-jazeera thanks for watching. it's all who do you see. but your phone to me it's bee

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now to some other news we're following israeli president riven rivlin will ask the opposition leader benny gantz if he can form a new government ahead of current prime minister benjamin netanyahu rivlin has been meeting representatives of various smaller parties in an attempt to assess who they would support in any coalition 3 elections in the space of less than a year a failed to break the deadlock in israeli politics so i foresee it joins us live now from west jerusalem ganske gets the 1st try at forming a coalition what sort of obstacles is he likely to come up against. well you know it's certainly not a done deal by any stretch but he does have the raw numbers as things stand at the moment 61 recommendations from today's deliberations as opposed to just 58 for benjamin netanyahu one of the 120 knesset members a stain abstaining and so for benny gantz he has had a mandate before after the 2nd election he wasn't able to form a government at that time there are some within his own party who are opposed reportedly to forming a minority government with support from the outside from pa

failed to deliver a viable government with enough seats i couldn't sort it out israel's president rivlin early on urging people to turn out to be sharply criticize the current political climate in the country saying he hopes it can move on after the vote. your clear or it was always a day we consider to be a celebration of israeli democracy and i must say that today i feel most sense of celebration only a sense of hard shame for you the citizens of israel we don't deserve another horrible election campaign that deteriorates into such filth like the one that ends today. let's go to israel during the snows gideon levy columnist at the israeli newspaper ha'aretz thank you sir for being with us live on air i know you look at the t.v. as well as those results are coming in while the exit polls anyway because i think the voting is just closed we heard president rivlin there urging citizens a go and vote he said we don't deserve another awful and grubby election campaign like the one that ends today as it be that bad. yeah it was pretty bad but the question is not the comparing the question is

crisis for more than 2 months but the decisive moves were brewing at the home of the president even rivlin as he received recommendations for prime minister from newly elected factions in israel's parliament netanyahu could is proposing a 6 month emergency unity government with netanyahu in charge or a 4 year rotational deal in which he serves for the 1st 2 blue and white opposition leader benny gantz hasn't ruled out some kind of a deal which several members of his alliance are reported to favor but he's also been working on legislation to stop an indicted politician netanyahu from forming an administration and dances own hopes of leading a minority government would boosted by the recommendations of all 15 members of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list grouping but if gansler netanyahu decide to form a national unity government or an emergency one we will be the main objective as if gans wants to form a center left government then we will recommend gantz with the support to have netanyahu as former ally and now bitter rival avigdor lieberman stance has 61 recommendations to netanyah

contagion the incoming worried about read about the what's going to happen late on sunday president rivlin trying to persuade gantz and netanyahu to unite in the face of the coronavirus and prevent israel from going into a 4th election the president's prescription is clear but so far the 2 would be prime ministers remain divided kerry forsett al-jazeera west jerusalem. to ghana now where illegal gold mining is threatening farmland destroying the landscape and poisoning water sources leaving some communities struggling to find clean drinking water treatment plants are being shut down and as for him ahmed reports that warnings the country might be forced to import water. the river probably in southern ghana is contaminated with mercury and cyanide and vegetation is drying off and gone as heartlands of cocoa the main ingredient of chocolate. the river is also vital for fishing farming and filter. the pollution is blamed on frozen of small scale gold mines working round the clock at this one boys as young as 15 and dozens of men what they're doing is illegal many mines have been here for years

trace and slow contagion low income worried about rain worried about the late on sunday president rivlin trying to persuade guns and netanyahu to unite in the face of the coronavirus and prevent israel from going into a 4th election the president's prescription is clear but so far the 2 would be prime ministers remain divided are a force at al-jazeera west jerusalem an explosion near an oil pipeline in nigeria has killed at least 17 people it happened in lagos where it injured more than 60 other people and destroyed dozens of homes emergency workers say it was caused by a truck that caught fire near a pipeline was previously targeted by all thieves are desirous of address as bought out from abroad he says the efforts to tackle oil theft of so far failed. this is a 2nd explosion associated with pipeline vandalism in lagos this year but by far the biggest all the deadliest with more than 15 people killed and 50 houses destroyed along with cars and other property in that particular area all thieves have continuously targeted all pipelines in that part of lagos state and other parts of south

affairs because there is a loophole there's a hole in the israeli law so he must come 1st and what rivlin is suggesting that he will be half prime minister for 2 years which means that benny gantz will be acting prime minister this time and he will be in a very special condition that he is half prime minister and a half maybe. minister deputy mayor prime minister or acting prime minister it's very complicated ok but it seems that we don't have other options ok is that because no matter how he tries or no matter what the president tries to do mr netanyahu cannot make the numbers work or 'd is it because he cannot work with benny gantz because after the 2nd election pentagons went public and he said look we can we can work together on 80 percent of the big issues that we have to work together on but they couldn't do it after the 2nd election they couldn't do it after it would appear in the 3rd elections so why would they be able to do it after a 4th election. you see it's a very good question peter because what happens right now is netanyahu who was 'd the solution of the likud and people w

to majority despite the support of the left wing alliance and the joint arab list president riven rivlin has until next week to pick a candidate to form a government for a force it is in west jerusalem he says against his bid to form a minority government just became more difficult. if benny gantz can shore up the support of all those within his own block plus the support of all 15 of those palestinians really parties from outside the government not join a coalition but support a minority government from outside that would give him 62 and that is what he's trying for but to get there 1st he needs to beat netanyahu bloc of 58 by at least one seat and that has become much more difficult given the approach that's been taken very recently of the leader of the good ship party one of those within his bloc only levy because his she says she will not submit to a government won't support a government that is itself supported by palestinian israeli parties from the outside so the president rivlin is still trying to get the 2 main parties you couldn't do in white to join a unity government that did

israel's president reuven rivlin last gave benny gantz an opportunity to form a coalition government.s just a majority of parliament members recommend him for prime minister, 61 out of a hundred 20 and he is setting confident. fewer time has come for empty words and more big acts. to set aside boycotts and swords and reconnect again the tribes of israel and all the citizens of israel. we will be the coronavirus, pass through this crisis, effete hatred because our hope is not gone yet. >> days after israel's prime minister benjamin tonight you called on gantz to join him in emergency government. thept with -- gantz returns favor, except with himself as the head. electedng-in of newly members, to stave off coronavirus but likely to raise a chuckle from members who watch their politics dragged through the dirt. parliament declared opened by -- aresident in a chamfer chamber empty except for netanyahu and gantz and one other. >> we may be able to replace leadership but not the people. we are destined to live together and so i have one request to make of you. get the people a government. >

president rivlin trying to persuade guns and netanyahu to unite in the face of the coronavirus and prevent israel from going into a 4th election the president's prescription is clear but so far the 2 would be prime ministers remain divided how he feels that al-jazeera west jerusalem russia and turkey have been holding joint military patrols in syria to monitor it seems far in the last rebel held stronghold of the province of the spike backing opposing sides in syria's war which started in 2011 the peace deal was finalized on friday after 4 days of talks in one korea seen in course only reports now from istanbul. the syrian protesters and the town of my rob an adlib don't want turkish or russian troops in their area the 2 military powers are patrolling a section of the m 4 highway that the federation was stopped after dozens of activists who oppose the russian presence and let blocked the highway. we're here to send a clear message to the russians and the turks we will not open the road unless assad forces and russian militias withdraw isn't even enough they killed displaced us. from the jo

crisis for more than 2 months but the decisive moves were brewing at the home of the president even rivlin as he received recommendations for prime minister from newly elected factions in israel's parliament netanyahu could is proposing a 6 month emergency unity government with netanyahu in charge or a 4 year rotational deal in which he serves for the 1st 2 blue and white opposition leader but he can't hasn't ruled out some kind of a deal which several members of his alliance are reported to favor but he's also been working on legislation to stop an indicted politician. from forming an administration and dancers own hopes of leading a minority government who boosted by the recommendations of all 15 members of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list grouping we made of the guns if dance or netanyahu decide to form a national unity government or an emergency one we will be the main objective as if gans wants to form a center left government then we will recommend gantz with the support to have met knows former ally and now bitter rival i we do lieberman has 61 recommendations to netanyahu

and slow contagion low income worried about a grim warning about an hour late on sunday president rivlin trying to persuade gantz and netanyahu to unite in the face of the coronavirus and prevent israel from going into a 4th election the president's prescription is clear but so far the 2 would be prime ministers remain divided kerry force at al-jazeera west jerusalem the 1st man ever to be convicted by the international criminal court has been released from prison thomas lubanga was greeted by supporters as he was driven out of jail in the democratic republic democratic republic of congo's capital kinshasa lubanga was found guilty in 2012 of recruiting child soldiers to fight in the 2nd congo war in 2002 in 2003. russia and turkey have been holding joint military patrols in syria to monitor a cease fire in the last rebel held stronghold of italy province that's despite backing opposing sides in syria's war which started in 2011 the peace deal was finalized on friday after 4 days of talks and i see in kosovo 2 reports now from istanbul. these syrian protesters and the town of their rob an

the high point of his political career so far there is the pressure still from the president riven rivlin and from elsewhere for an emergency national unity government to be formed because of the current fight against the growing a virus is from 1000 now an explosion near an oil pipeline has killed at least 15 people and destroyed dozens of buildings my agency to say it happened because a truck or fire near a pipeline in lagos that previously been targeted by all the oil fields it's an area that seen several fires in the past when oil things cut holes in the pipelines and that address has more from the capital and he says that effect of oil is it's not an unusual occurrence. this is the 2nd explosion associated with pipeline vandalism in lagos this year but by far the biggest albie deadliest with more than 15 people killed and 50 houses destroyed along with cars and other property in that particular area all foods have continuously targeted oil pipelines in that part of lagos state and other parts of southern nigeria stealing orly either petroleum products refined petroleum products or cr

some use the word disgusted and this was a sentiment that was echoed by the country's president and rivlin. it was always a day we consider to be a celebration of israeli democracy and i must say that today i feel most sense of celebration only a sense of hard shame for you the citizens of israel we don't deserve another horrible election campaign that deteriorates into such filth like the one that ends today. but neither of these developments seems to have taken away from the voter fatigue that still seems quite entrenched as these israelis told us. she hurts me a lot to see that we've got into this situation because it cost so much money this is a country that's trying to keep a tab of the water in the congo of all economic environment. i think the situation is a disgrace i think having elections for the 3rd time says a lot about our competition we have a situation where no one is willing to compromise we are forced to go to the polls again and again i believe we are headed for full flexion so it's not about. the situation is not that it's on the other we're trying to remain optimistic i

use the word disgusted and this was a sentiment that was echoed by the country's president ruben rivlin. it was always a day we consider to be a celebration of israeli democracy and i must say though today i feel more a sense of celebration only a sense of hard shame for you know this is a reason we don't deserve another horrible election campaign that deteriorates into such filth like the one that was and sunday. now the political stalemate is between the ruling that could possibly and that of the blue and white . party the main wyvil party and over the past 3 elections they really have been neck and neck and nothing really has changed between this election and the last election held in september other than the fact that in november in the turnout he was indicted and in january the american president donald trump and mounts his deal of the same tree but neither of these developments seems to have taken away from the voter fatigue that still seems quite entrenched as these israelis told us. he hurts me a lot to see that we've got into this situation because it cost so much money this is

won't have the 61 majority that he needs at this stage however the country's president we've been rivlin has tossed guns with forming the next government or at least trying to take the law gives you 28 days beginning tomorrow to form a government this is a short amount of time but given the current circumstances of national and international crisis even this is too long. i will do whatever it takes to form within a few days as possible national petri arctic and broad government so if guns doesn't manage to form a majority coalition one next. well then they're going to be 40 elections and the question here for everyone is how do you hold elections when you have the coronavirus epidemic at the same time israelis are really fed up we've already had 3 elections here in the space of one year and it's costing the country a fortune but that will be the ultimate solution or at least the next step. and if it goes through a 4th round of elections would that benefit actually all here or guns it will probably benefit netanyahu because we have really seen a lot of criticism from the guns camp he camp

there is a chance that leave world- a black with benjamin netanyahu considering a president reuven rivlin cold the campaign period all full and grubby and that a power sharing deal might not be. a very likely. yes i think about two weeks we need to take into account that the election campaign is one thing and the practical their politics i is another thing. that we know that meant anything out of it to live on are used to be working hand in hand together for almost three decades so i think that's giving. giving into consideration the current circumstances i think that they can manage and resolve their obstacles. and may be available month when join forces again with the cold and of course we still have to wait and see what will happen when the actual votes were being counted. but i think that's the right to a jury sinus camp in the knesset has gained a vast winning and i think that's a i think the little one you could join forces again with a cold. and form and join the future governed by and by nothing you know. the character did ski thank you very much for that we'll have a much clearer

they've been here before israel's president riven rivlin last gave benny gantz the opportunity to form a government in october that time it ended in failure and eventually a 3rd election within a year now though gans has if only just a majority of parliament members recommending him for prime minister 61 out of 120 and he sounding confident. the time has come for fewer empty words and more big acts the time has come to set aside boycotts and saud's and reconnect again all the tribes of israel and all the citizens of israel we will beat the coronavirus we will pass through this crisis we will defeat the hatred because our hope is not gone yet days after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu called on guns to join him in an emergency government grants returned the favor except with him not now at its head that israel's parliament the knesset cleaners disinfected the chamber the head of the official swearing in of its newly elected and reelected members a measure to stave off corona virus infection but likely to raise a rueful chuckle from voters who watched their politics dragged th

the president rivlin to be able to do that it's likely that. he's going to take that's what he's going to do he's going to find somebody that is frustrated with the party or another party bring them over there's already a couple of names being floated around people their spokesman actually deny that but this is the nature of israeli politics so he's got in his pocket 61 seat season a good position to try to be able to form a government however there is precedent for all of this he got $61.00 seats in april able to form a government he's also under a tremendous amount of pressure right now because of 3 separate corruption cases one of which starts against. the 17th opposition. people have said to him we don't think you're fit for office if you will indictment we need you to fight your case is if you win your court cases come back and be the prime minister of the country if not you have to leave so there's a lot of politicking still to go on and the opposition parties that likely strategy is to use these court cases to try to hammer out a deal ou

that is itself supported by palestinian israeli parties from the outside sort of president reagan rivlin is still trying to get the 2 main parties who could in blue and white to join a unity government that didn't work last time it's very unclear as to how it might work this time and one other interesting thing that the president said he quoted an arabic phrase about the virtues of patience so that there was no such thing as a citizen of israel and given what has been said by both all 11 of the crisis and benjamin netanyahu when he was talking about the support of only 47 zionist parties supporting benny gantz essentially ruling out the vote of more than half a 1000000 new support of the palestinian israeli joint missed an important message from the president about how arabic citizens of israel should also have the votes counted in the press are a force that's in west jerusalem thank you harry afghanistan's president ashraf ghani has signed it to creep paving the way for the release of some taliban prisoners 1500 of them will be freed within 15 days in return the taliban will hand over a

fast as say they felt disgusted which is a word that was echoed by the country's president ruben rivlin. she hurts me a lot to see that we've got into this situation because it cost so much money this is a country that's trying to keep its head above the water in the current global economic environment. i think the situation is a disgrace i think have an election is for the times is a lot about our politicians we are in the situation where no one is willing to compromise we are forced to go to the polls again and again i believe we are headed for a force election so it's not about. the situation is not the best it's on the other we're trying to remain optimistic i would personally like to see a unity government i want to see cooperation between the parties because at the moment according to the polls there are no other options. now the political stalemate that has existed for the last year has been between the country's ruling likud party and the main rival the blue and white party headed by benny gantz there has been little movement in terms of how each party has done over the past 3 e

government that is itself supported by palestinian israeli parties from the outside so the president riven rivlin is still trying to get the 2 main parties we could in blue and white to join a unity government that didn't work last time it's very unclear as to how it might work this time and one other interesting thing that the president said he quoted an arabic phrase about the virtues of patience so that there was no such thing as a citizen of israel and given what has been said by both lee levy at the cusses and benjamin netanyahu when he was talking about the support of only $47.00 zionist parties supporting benny gantz essentially ruling out the vote of more than half a 1000000 you supported the palestinian israeli joint list an important message from the president about how arabic citizens of israel should also have the votes counted in the presence of posthumous appeal for the only man convicted in the lockerbie bombing is to go ahead former libyan intelligence officer of dallas said elma cryo assange guilty of mass murder in 2001 for his involvement in the bombing of pan am flight 103 ove

breaking in favor of prime minister benjamin netanyahu now in a few minutes time the president ruben rivlin will start getting recommendations from each of the newly elected factions of the parliament the knesset and the election on march the 2nd as to who they think should be prime minister this is a truncated process taking just one day this time around and in due course after that the president will be expected to mandate somebody who gets the most recommendations to try to form a coalition government but this time there is this separate track this calls for an emergency unity government to deal with the coronavirus and that's something that is happening really outside this official process which we're going to see get underway at the president's residence will be blue and white the main opposition alliance joining with benjamin netanyahu is it could after the 2nd election benny gantz the leader of blue and white said that he would not sit in a rotational agreement with benjamin netanyahu having 1st as prime minister while he was a prime minister under indictment now that apparently drop

what could happen by the end of the day is that the president ruben rivlin having judged how many recommendations he gets from the news that the newly elected members of the israeli parliament the knesset each of the rival candidates for prime minister he could decide which of those 2 men either benjamin netanyahu or benny gantz to give thirst dibbs to try to form a coalition government now benny gantz has been awarded one bonus today in the form of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list of parties all 15 of them all 15 of members have recommended benny gantz the prime minister that didn't happen after the 2nd election last time around in september the party the constituent part of that alliance declined to recommend him so should he get them and all of the other potentials people who might recommend him then he might have the edge over benjamin netanyahu despite the fact that benjamin netanyahu is the could. score more victories more scored more seats in the election than dances blue and white the key player in this really will be avigdor lieberman benjamin netanyahu as former defense ministe

majority despite the support of the left wing alliance and that the joint arab list president riven rivlin has until next week to pick a candidate to form a government. australia's highest court is hearing a final appeal from of the scrapes the roman catholic cardinal over his sex abuse conviction the 78 year old former treasurer to the vatican george pell is serving a 6 year jail sentence for molesting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. they collect gauge reports now from canberra. the final step in a long court process that's been followed closely across the world george pell the most prominent catholic figure to be convicted of child abuse wasn't in court he his final bid for freedom but some of his supporters and opponents were. running high and opinions divided and here. in georgia the catholic church on hope approach the fact an acquittal of a man of innocent man in late 2818 poll was found guilty of sexually abusing 2 quiet boys in the 19 ninety's he served one year of a 6 year prison term and has continued to maintain his innocence. lost on appeal last year to are the turn his conviction

to majority despite her support of a left wing alliance and the joint arab list president reagan rivlinhas until next week to pick a candidate to form a government former libyan intelligence officer. was found guilty of mass murder in 2001 for his involvement in the bombing of pan am flight 103 over the town of lockerbie in scotland or 259 people on board the flight from london to new york died as well as 11 people on the ground now a scottish review commission has referred the case to the high court that the barber report abdel baset almagro his family have long pushed to prove his innocence now 8 years after his death and more than 30 years after the lockerbie tragedy i got a chance. the scottish criminal cases review commission has decided the conviction can be referred to the high court for appeal for the 3rd time we had identified 6 graves for referring the case to the appeal court and the commission has gone on to deliver a damning indictment of the process and they believe that a miscarriage of justice may have occurred by reason of an unreasonable verdict and the grounds of non-

are a force that reports from west to east when they've been here before israel's president riven rivlin last gave benny gantz the opportunity to form a government in october that time it ended in failure and eventually a 3rd election within a year now though gans has if only just a majority of parliament members recommending him for prime minister $61.00 out of $120.00 and he sounding confident. the time has come to fewer empty words and more big acts the time has come to set aside boycotts and saud's and reconnect again all the tribes of israel and all the citizens of israel we will beat the coronavirus we will pass through this crisis we will defeat the hatred because our hope is not gone yet days after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu called on guns to join him in an emergency government grants returned the favor except with him not at its head but israel's parliament the knesset cleaners disinfected the chamber the head of the official swearing in of its newly elected and reelected members a measure to stave off corona virus infection but likely to raise a rueful chuckle f

government that is itself supported by palestinian israeli parties from the outside so the president rivlin is still trying to get the 2 main parties he couldn't do like to join a unity government that didn't work last time it's very unclear as to how it might work this time and one other interesting thing that the president said he quoted an arabic phrase about the virtues of patience so that there was no such thing as a half citizen of israel and given what has been said by both the cusses and benjamin netanyahu when he was talking about the support of only 47 zionist parties supporting benny gantz essentially ruling out the vote of more than half a 1000000 you supported the palestinian israeli joint list an important message from the president about how arabic citizens of israel should also have a votes counted in the presence. separatists in cameroon have launched a series of deadly attacks over the past week it's the latest escalation in a 2 year battle between armed groups for the english speaking and bizarrely region and government forces in an exclusive interview al-jazeera spoke to

in israel, president reuven rivlin has asked former army chief and head of the blue and white party, benny gantz, to form a new government in the latest blow to prime minister benjamin netanyahu. netanyahu's likud party received more votes than gantz in this month's election, but gantz received endorsements from enough lawmakers to narrowly hold a majority support. the united states is pulling out of several key bases in iraq amid heightened tensions in the region. two americans and one briton wewere killed and over a dozen others injured in a rocket attack on the taji military base near baghdad last week. the u.s. responded b by launchig retaliatory airstrikes against iranian-n-backed militia sites. on saturday, rockets struck a base h housing u.s. troops. secretary of state mike pompeo warned monday the u.s. wouould take self-defensive action if attacked. "the new york times" is reporting senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and other republican senators have been privately contacting conservative federal judges to urge them to retire, so they can be replaced while republicans st

quickly and get that name to come out of announce it which then puts president pressure on president rivlin to actually say today ok you can now go and form a government that's the process so all of this might happen quite quickly he is very very close however it's not over like my colleague kerry force that was just reporting he's under indictment in 3 different court cases one of them which begins on march 17th and there are a number of his political opposition who say well actually as an indicted prime minister he's unfit for public office thank you imran khan in west jerusalem before we talk to knead abraham let's hear from the palestinians chief negotiator he says the election results mean further an extension of palestinian land results we're hearing it's obvious. settlements and accession apartheid have won the elections in israel and now in an extended. me an accession there is their joint american very team that's working on it and that would only mean one thing it would mean that i think that conflict is what provide israel security prosperity. so near to what can the palestinians

now israel's blue and white alliance co-chair benny gantz has said president rivlin is willing to establish a national emergency government it comes after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu made the offer on a nationally televised address saying a new temporary regime would save the lives of citizens he also ordered most schools in the country to be closed. the top of visor to iran's supreme leader has been infected with corona virus it comes as the country has asked for billions of dollars in loans from the international monetary fund to help fight the virus the health ministry there says the number of infections has now passed 10429 people have died but there are concerns the figures could be much higher as the government struggles to manage the spread of the virus he has more from to one. several weeks into this global pandemic and countries in asia in the middle east are talking about the gains that are being made in trying to stop the spread of covert 19 but in iran there are daily reminders that this country is struggling to stop the spread to get a grip on the spread of the cu

they've been here before israel's president driven rivlin last gave benny gantz the opportunity to form a government in october that time it ended in failure and eventually a 3rd election within a year now though gans has if only just a majority of parliament members recommending him for prime minister 61 out of 120 and he sounding confident. the time has come to fewer empty words and more big acts the time has come to set aside boycotts and saud's and reconnect again all the tribes of israel and all the citizens of israel we will beat the coronavirus we will pass through this crisis we will defeat the hatred because our hope is not gone yet days after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu called on guns to join him in an emergency government grants returned the favor except with him not now at its head that israel's parliament the knesset cleaners disinfected the chamber the head of the official swearing in of its newly elected and reelected members a measure to stave off corona virus infection but likely to raise a rueful chuckle from voters who watched their politics dragged thr

government that is itself supported by palestinian israeli parties from the outside so the president rivlin is still trying to get the 2 main parties you could in blue and white to join a unity government that didn't work last time it's very unclear as to how it might work this time and one other interesting thing that the president said he quoted an arabic phrase about the virtues of patience so that there was no such thing as a citizen of israel and given what is being said by both only let me have a crisis and benjamin netanyahu when he was talking about the support of only 47 zionist parties supporting benny gantz essentially ruling out the vote of more than half a 1000000 you supported honest in his ready joint missed an important message from the president about how arabic citizens of israel should also have the votes counted in the process. that's grace hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault allegations helped spark the global need to movement atika haim reports. that he was such an important movie producer that averag

government that is itself supported by palestinian israeli parties from the outside so the president rivlinis still trying to get the 2 main parties you could invite in white to join a unity government that didn't work last time it's very unclear as to how it might work this time and one other interesting thing that the president said he quoted an arabic phrase about the virtues of patience so that there was no such thing as a citizen of israel and given what has been said by both all 11 of the crisis and benjamin netanyahu when he was talking about the support of only 47 zionist parties supporting benny gantz essentially ruling out the vote of more than half a 1000000 you supported the anniston is ready joint missed an important message from the president about how arabic citizens of israel should also have the votes counted in the press. turkey's president has threatened retaliation if a ceasefire in italy province is broken the deal was agreed to by russia and turkey last week or 2 and says there's been small violations but he expects moscow to take action. whatever there have been small

parties to get to an automatic majority coalition which could be tossed by the israeli president ruben rivlin next week to form a new government at the moment he is tantalizingly for him at least short of that number and so he for now is coalescing those those right wing bloc leaders in the knesset earlier on choose day at a meeting in his office with representatives from each of those parties talking about how they move forward there are also reports or at least those interview given on israeli radio by one of those left tenants talking about trying to poach various members of other parties across to try to get a coalition the names that have been mentioned as potential targets they came out and said that there was nothing doing and that the other option of course is to try to get a unity government between the main opposition blue and white alliance led by benny gantz and likud and some of its partners gantz has so far said that he would not serve with an indicted prime minister just a member that you know faces trial in just 2 weeks will he result from that in any way and meanwhile the cou

what could happen by the end of the day is that the president ruben rivlin having judged how many recommendations he gets from the news that the newly elected members of the israeli parliament the knesset for each of the rival candidates for prime minister he could decide which of those 2 men either benjamin netanyahu or benny gantz to give thirst dibbs to try to form a coalition government now benny gantz has been awarded one bonus today in the form of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list of policies all 15 of them all 15 of the members have recommended benny gantz the prime minister that didn't happen after the 2nd election last time around in september the belhaj party the constituent part of that alliance declined to recommend him so should he get them and all of the other potential people who might recommend him then he might have the edge over benjamin netanyahu despite the fact that benjamin netanyahu has the could. score more victories more scored more seats in the election than dances blue and white the key player in this really will be avigdor lieberman benjamin netanyahu as former