and we can talk now to robert hamilton. he's the head of the razor program at the foreign policy research institute and philadelphia roberts . it's good to see you. so there is no sign that the protests are letting up, but is there a clear path for them to succeed with a pressure campaign? this was a big questionnaire and as you noted in the interest of this is the 5th uh, 5th 9th of protests and use of process followed the government's announcement that it was suspended in e with sessions. awesome, or even european union, which is something that a really angry and energized the georgia people in ways that previous government decisions arose, the the total problem, battery elections and the for an asian law. as a government pushed through the spring, i did not. people were angry at that and tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people came to the streets, but nothing of this magnitude. so in terms of a pass for, i think the opposition and the majority of the george people, i think who polls indicate consistently

that was robert hamilton from the foreign policy research institute. and philadelphia, germany's chancellor has announced a new $650000000.00 euro arms package for ukraine during a surprise trip to kiff off schultz has come under criticism for recently speaking to russian president vladimir putting on the phone and refusing to supply ukraine with torres cruise missiles, but what future you was a jew crane on certain after donald trump's re election, schultz made his stance clear. german chancellor laughed. shouts stepped off the training keys carrying a suitcase, or perhaps a symbolic gesture that he wasn't coming empty handed. he paid tribute to claims for and soldiers at the memorial independence square and then he met his ukrainian soldiers currently undergoing treatment in hospital. but this trip was about to more than some pay model support balance is ukraine's biggest european becca. and the chancellor is keen to let the keys and to must go knows that he intends to keep it. that way. he announced that germany would supply keith with deliveries wi

william: that is retired colonel robert hamilton. thank you so much for being here. thank you. ♪ william: we start the day's other headlines in gaza, where five palestinians were killed by an israeli airstrike on a tv broadcast van. the attack happened early this morning outside of a hospital in a refugee camp in central gaza. video from the scene showed a charred vehicle marked with the word "press." palestinian officials say those killed were journalists. israel says they were militants posing as reporters. the tv station they worked for is affiliated with the palestinian group "islamic jihad." their colleagues accused israel of intentionally killing reporters to prevent them from doing their work. >> it is known that we, as news crews, work in this area surrounding the hospital. it's where we keep our equipment, our vehicles, and where we broadcast live shots. the occupation deliberately targets journalists to obscure the truth about the crimes it has committed over months of war in gaza. william: israel also escalated its attacks on the houthi rebels in yemen toda

robert hamilton is the head of the razor program of the foreign policy research institute in philadelphia we often earlier, whether there is a chance of a russian intervention in georgia. well, and again, and that's, that's the most critical question. yes, i think roger obviously got his hands busy in ukraine. it also has a chance busy. no, sir. i the, the aside, the team, the ronnie anderson has belong with your writers. partners in syria. i have the adults a pretty serious blow by the opposition of the past several days. russia does have several 1000 troops stationed in georgia territory legally in southwest. that again allows you to break away regions that referenced, sees in 2008 after the baby, georgia. so it does have a capacity, i think, to mouse some sort of operation. we obviously hope it doesn't come to that. uh, the question is, what the georgia government would do is in dire straits that it would request assistance from moscow, or would it resist either sort of diplomatically by back channel telling the russians, please don't intervene. let us handle this, or would it resist?

that's very interesting. indeed, robert hamilton many times taking the time to join us back from pennsylvania. my question. thank you. let's say 5 between israel and hezbollah as long as they holding the government, and agencies are trying to help those who are in desperate need of humanitarian aid . but as they know how to report from the bacteria in southern lebanon, a long term time is needed before reconstruction. come begin. a life is returning to this devastated city now about to you. and so there 11 on was one of if not the hardest to get the areas during, as well as war on has below. the wide scale bombing campaign has stopped in a ceasefire as large as a holding, but people are returning to destroyed lives, jamal. so boy has still not come to terms with losing his home and business, or the lack of assistance so far from authorities that i want to talk with by the daughter at 1st i loved and then i could always, it is not about money, but i wasn't expecting them at least ask about us. no one came. they were concerned with the stuffing the war and claiming victory. they are claiming vi

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